name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
resto
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɹɛstəʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with (UK) -ɛstəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: R EH1 S T OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Clipping of Restoration Island: an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 3
A restaurant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 4
A restoration (of an old car or building, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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History
Etymology
Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix).
Clipping of restoration + -o (colloquializing suffix).
Real reading context