the word cafetería
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Does "cafetería" in Spanish to refer to both a coffee shop and what we would call a cafeteria in English (lunchroom)? Thanks!
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updated Nov 19, 2010
posted by jessui
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As mentioned in other answers, cafetería has multiple meanings, the most widely used would mean lunchroom.
updated Nov 19, 2010
posted by TheLegend
Why has this answer been marked as spam? It seems perfectly reasonable to me. - galsally, Nov 19, 2010
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yes, cafetería may be a lunchroom or even a bar that opens at midday and works as a lunchroom.
There are places that used to be coffe shops but nowadays they have diversified their activity to offer not only coffee and associated goods but also restaurant services.
updated Nov 18, 2010
posted by mediterrunio
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In Chile cafetería is a coffe shop and "casino" is the most common word to refer to a lunchroom, but some people use cafetería in both ways. Generally a casino is bigger and a cafetería is smaller.
updated Nov 18, 2010
posted by TaniaSalazar
