stolovaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian столовая (stolovaja).

Noun

stolovaya (plural stolovayas)

1. A basic, utilitarian cafeteria in Soviet Russia.
   • 2007 August 26, Alison Smale, “‘We All Live in a Red Submarine ...’”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In the largely intact stolovaya, or canteen, the kitchens had rusting cookers.