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automat.

A vending machine for food.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔtəmæt/General-American
  1. A vending machine for food.

  2. A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany in the late 19th c. Doublet of automaton.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.