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How do you spell Cafeteria?

Correct spelling

cafeteria

One F. CAFE + TERIA.

Why is cafeteria spelled this way?

From Mexican Spanish cafeteria, a coffee shop. CAFE (coffee). The word traveled from Latin American coffee houses to describe self-service dining halls — democracy applied to eating.

Common misspellings of cafeteria

caffeteriacafateriacafiteriacafetirea

Example

We had lunch in the cafeteria.

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The correct spelling is "cafeteria". One F. CAFE + TERIA.
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