Kan-anan

dining room; dining area; cafeterianoun

Alternative meanings

A place or area where people eat; it can also refer to a public dining place or food area.

Pronunciation

ka-na-AN

Root and affixes

From kaon, to eat, with a locative form indicating a place for eating.

Variants or conjugations

kan-anan; dining room; lugar kaonan

Related words and expressions

food, table, home, restaurant, eat

Meaning and usage notes

“Kan-anan” can refer to a dining room at home, school, or work, or to a place where people eat. For a home dining room, “dining room” may also be heard.