commissary
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkɒmɪˌsɛri/
- US
:
cafetería
- This is our studio commissary, where some Hollywood stars eat.
- commissary food
And we came back from lunch and the director said Jennifer is still having lunch with someone in in the commissary.
- And we came back from lunch and the director said Jennifer is still having lunch with someone in in the commissary.
Examples
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Elvira had packed him a lunch and Lily a snack so she wouldn't have to eat the food from the commissary.
Fiction book (1999) -
And when it comes to food... our commissary has been certified triple-A... by Men-Tel's Department of Prison Nutrition.
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The driver knows where the commissary is.
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Catch me in the commissary later.
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I see you later, in the commissary.
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I'm parked over by the commissary.
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Havana is having lunch at the commissary.
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Don't worry, you're gonna love the holiday menu at the commissary.
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The stadium has 45 fixed food concession areas, about 70 mobile food carts, and 90 luxury suites with commissary areas for food preparation.
Academic text (2003) -
Cassandra came to the commissary at midnight to get some food to take back to her room.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people serve themselves from a counter and pay before they eat
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1.0
A room in a school or workplace where people can buy and eat lunch
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2.4
A place in a school or workplace where people buy and eat food and talk to others
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3.4
A place in a school, factory, or military base where many people eat
A small counter that sells light food and drinks
A vehicle that serves food and drinks to people at work sites or events
A room where people in the military eat meals together
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Surface Forms
Morphology
commissary = commiss + ary
The form derives from Latin/Old French commissarius and is not transparently analyzable by an average learner into modern English parts that predict the meaning 'snack bar/cafeteria'.
Etymology
Commissary comes from the Latin commissarius, which meant 'a person entrusted' or 'put in charge'. Long ago that person looked after food for a group, so today's commissary can be the cafeteria or snack bar where staff get meals.