cafeteria
/ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/
Syllables ca·fe·te·ri·a
Stress ca-fe-TE-ri-a
Phonics Breakdown
ca
/kæ/
short a
fe
/fə/
schwa
ter
/tɪər/
r-controlled ir
i
/ɪ/
short i
a
/ə/
schwa
Meaning
a self-service restaurant, especially in a school or workplace
Sound Reference
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ca=/kæ/(cat) + fe=/fə/(sofa) + ter=/tɪər/(tier) + i=/ɪ/(sit) + a=/ə/(about)
Example
Students are eating lunch in the school cafeteria.