catering

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.tə.ɹɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/, [ˈkeɪ.ɾɚ.ɪŋ] === Noun === catering (countable and uncountable, plural caterings) (uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice. (uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions. (countable) The act of one who caters (to something). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === catering present participle and gerund of cater === Anagrams === argentic, citrange, creating, creäting, reacting, reäcting == Basque == === Etymology === Ultimately from English catering. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kateɾin/ [ka.t̪e.ɾĩn] Rhymes: -eɾin, -in Hyphenation: ca‧te‧ring === Noun === catering inan catering, foodservice ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “catering”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Finnish == === Etymology === From English catering. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkei̯teriŋ/, [ˈk̟e̞i̯t̪e̞riŋ] Rhymes: -eiteriŋ === Noun === catering catering Synonym: ateriapalvelu ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “catering”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English catering. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.te.rinɡ/ === Noun === catering m (invariable) catering, specifically when renting a front-of-house crew from a third party == Polish == === Alternative forms === katering === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English catering. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈtɛ.riŋk/ Rhymes: -ɛriŋk Syllabification: ca‧te‧ring === Noun === catering m inan catering ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “catering”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “catering”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English catering. === Noun === catering n (uncountable) catering ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cáterin === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English catering. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeiteɾin/ [ˈkei̯.t̪e.ɾĩn] Rhymes: -eiteɾin === Noun === catering m (uncountable) catering Synonym: banquete ==== References ==== Real Academia Espanola === Further reading === “catering”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “catering”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN