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carryout restaurant

[/ˈkæriˌaʊt ˈrɛstərɑnt/]
nounpl: carryout restaurants
restaurante de comida para levar
1. A restaurant that primarily serves food prepared for customers to take away rather than eat on premises
We ordered from the Chinese carryout restaurant down the street.
Pedimos comida no restaurante de comida para levar chinês da rua.
2. An establishment offering quick service and packaging food in containers for off-site consumption
The new carryout restaurant specializes in fast, affordable meals.
O novo restaurante de comida para levar se especializa em refeições rápidas e acessíveis.
NYC Slang
takeout spot
Synonyms
takeout restauranttakeaway restaurantfast food restaurant
Antonyms
dine-in restaurantsit-down restaurant

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
restaurante de comida para levar
Most common formal term
São Paulo
lanchonete
Informal, used for casual carryout establishments
Rio de Janeiro
comida para levar
Colloquial reference to carryout food service
Portugal
restaurante de comida para fora
Portuguese European usage; 'para fora' instead of 'para levar'

Related Idioms & Phrases

grab and go
order in
food to go
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