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Hypernym for “restaurant”, “cafe” and other food places
I am looking for a hypernym for all places that provide food, beverages, or both, of any quality or price — such as restaurant, cafe, fast-food and so on.
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Can you call a cheeseburger a hamburger? [closed]
Can you call a cheeseburger a hamburger? I am eating self-made ones.
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What is the difference between sauce and dressing? [closed]
What is the difference between sauce and dressing? Their purpose seems to be the same.
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Where do we get the word “peanut”?
Alternative names, like groundnut and earthnut, make sense. In German, peanuts are called Erdnüsse, literally, earth nuts.
Where did the word "peanut" come from, and how did it become the dominant ...
