Select the foreign word that best expresses the underlined words:
Mr Bose, a well-known owner of a restaurant in Kolkata, opened his third branch this year.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → restaurateur
An owner of a restaurant is a person to whom a restaurant belongs. The foreign word for such a person is restaurateur. Example: The owner of the restaurant came out to greet every guest.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) cuisine | a style of cooking, or the food of a region | We enjoyed the Bengali cuisine at the wedding. |
| (2) emeritus | retired, but allowed to keep one’s title as an honour | Dr Rao is now a professor emeritus at the university. |
| (3) genre | a kind or a type of art, music or writing | Mystery is Kavya’s favourite genre of books. |
| (4) restaurateur (answer) | a person who owns and runs a restaurant | The famous restaurateur started with a small dhaba on the highway. |