ˌkafəˈtirēə, -ēr- noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: American Spanish cafetería retail coffee store, from Spanish café coffee
1. : a self-service restaurant or lunchroom
2. : a feeding regime for domestic animals in which varied foodstuffs are kept before them at all times : free-choice feeding
3. : something so arranged and presented that one can freely make his own choice of individual items
an educational cafeteria
a cafeteria questionnaire