cafetorium

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, 2009 HarperCollins edition, ISBN 9780688108069, 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.

References

• “cafetorium” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ISBN 978-0-395-82517-4.
• “cafetorium” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.