comedor

/komeˈdoɾ/ · B1 · noun · m

dining room

🍽️ comer (to eat) + -dor (place for) = the eating place

Comer means to eat, and the suffix -dor marks a place or a doer, as in mirador (lookout point). So a comedor is the room where you eat. A handy sound hook: come, door! The dining room is through here.

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