different between canteen vs servery

English

Etymology

From French cantine, from Italian cantina, from Vulgar Latin canthus (“corner”), from Gaulish *cantos, denoting the location for liquor storage, from Proto-Celtic *cantos (“corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh?nd?-. Doublet of cantina.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /kæn?ti?n/
• Rhymes: -i?n

Noun

canteen (plural canteens)

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1. A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
2. A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.
3. A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.
4. A military mess kit.
6. A water bottle used by a soldier or camper.

Derived terms

• canteen culture

Translations

Further reading

• canteen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• canteen in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• canteen at OneLook Dictionary Search

Spanish

Verb

canteen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of cantear.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of cantear.
3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of cantear.

English

Etymology

serve +? -ry (“place of”)

Noun

servery (plural serveries)

1. (chiefly Britain) A place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a food counter or canteen/cafeteria service area.