Phrase guide

food court

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A common area for dining, containing or surrounded by contiguous counters of multiple food vendors, often adjoining a shopping area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: court, courtyard

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَاعَة طَعَام (qāʕat ṭaʕām) — common area for dining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 美食城 (měishíchéng) — common area for dining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小食中心 (xiǎoshí zhōngxīn) — common area for dining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食閣 /食阁 (shígé) — common area for dining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 美食廣場 /美食广场 (měishí guǎngchǎng) — common area for dining
  • Finnish: ravintola-alue — common area for dining
  • Finnish: ravintolatori — common area for dining
  • Finnish: ruokapiha — common area for dining
  • Finnish: ravintolamaailma — common area for dining
  • Finnish: food court — common area for dining
  • French: aire de restauration — common area for dining
  • French: foire alimentaire — common area for dining
  • French: food-court — common area for dining
  • German: Food-Court — common area for dining
  • Hungarian: ételudvar — common area for dining
  • Indonesian: pujasera — common area for dining
  • Japanese: フードコート (fūdo kōto) — common area for dining
  • Korean: 푸드코트 (pudeukoteu) — common area for dining
  • Malay: medan selera — common area for dining
  • Portuguese: praça de alimentação — common area for dining
  • Russian: фуд-ко́рт (fud-kórt) — common area for dining
  • Russian: фу́д-корт (fúd-kort) — common area for dining
  • Russian: рестора́нный дво́рик (restoránnyj dvórik) — common area for dining
  • Russian: фудко́рт (fudkórt) — common area for dining
  • Spanish: paseo de comida — common area for dining
  • Spanish: plazoleta de comidas — common area for dining
  • Spanish: patio alimenticio — common area for dining
  • Spanish: zona de restaurantes — common area for dining
  • Spanish: [el] área de restoranes — common area for dining
  • Swedish: mattorg — common area for dining
  • Turkish: yemek katı — common area for dining