comedor
/komeˈdoɾ/
The Spanish word for lunchroom is comedor.
comedor refers to a room where people gather to eat their midday meal. In large institutions such as hospitals or universities, it is used to refer to a communal dining hall or cafeteria area.
Which one should you use?
While comedor can be used to mean a lunchroom in a school or workplace, its most common translation in a domestic context is 'dining room'.
How do you pronounce it?
/komeˈdoɾ/
Did you know?
- In many Latin American countries, a comedor is not a room in a house, but a small, inexpensive roadside eatery or street-side restaurant.
- In a formal Spanish household, the comedor is traditionally a distinct room separated from the cocina or kitchen, reflecting a historical social divide between service and dining.
- The suffix in comedor functions exactly like the English suffix '-er' in 'eater', transforming the verb 'comer' (to eat) into a noun for a person or an object that performs the action.
Examples in context
- Nos vemos en el comedor.I'll meet you in the lunchroom.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use comedor in a simple context.Tatoeba #7900448 by Seael, translation #7737125 by CK
- Por favor, dirígete al comedor para almorzar.Please go to the lunchroom to have lunch.
- Vamos a encontrarnos en la cafetería para almorzar juntos.Let's meet in the lunchroom to have lunch together.
- En la cantina de la universidad, sirven comida deliciosa.In the university lunchroom, they serve delicious food.
- ¿Dónde está el comedor?Where is the lunchroom?
- Siempre hay buenos platos en la cafetería de la escuela.There are always good dishes in the school lunchroom.
- La cantina del parque es un buen lugar para almorzar los fines de semana.The park's lunchroom is a good place to have lunch on weekends.
- El comedor de la escuela es muy grande.The school lunchroom is very big.
- ¿Dónde está el comedor de la oficina?Where is the office lunchroom?
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are looking for a place to eat during their break.
- DanielSofía, ¿sabes dónde está el comedor?Sofía, do you know where the lunchroom is?
- SofíaSí, está al final del pasillo.Yes, it is at the end of the hallway.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos a comer allí.Perfect, let's go eat there.
- SofíaVale, tengo mucha hambre.Okay, I am very hungry.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry comedor, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
