cafetorium

English

Etymology

Blend of cafeteria + auditorium (originated 1950–55)

Noun

cafetorium (plural cafetoriums or cafetoria)

  1. A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
    • 1967, Beverly Cleary, Mitch and Amy, HarperCollins, published 2009, →ISBN, pages 86–87:
      Then Mitchell reminded his mother that they both needed money to pay for their lunches, which meant a search for the exact change to pay for two lunches so they would not slow up the line in the cafetorium.

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