Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piqueteadero


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Restaurant. ...to the extent that content about the term can be, with good editorial judgment, included at Restaurant, at least. j⚛e deckertalk 16:45, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Piqueteadero

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This article is a dictioary entry at best and Wikipedia is not a dictionary. This noun did not even merit an entry as a word in the dictionaries of the Real Academia Española or Larousse dictionaries, which are the prevalent language guides in the country where this word claims to be used in. This is not a word, this should not be in wikipedia, this should be deleted as it is not in widespread usage, not if any significant value or purpose. -eadero is a Spanish noun/verb-forming suffix, similar to -ery in English, like tannery. But just like in English, just because you add the suffix to a word doesn't automatically make it a valid word. piquet- apparently comes from the word piquete (marked only as a Colombian-only regionalism), which means picnic, whether it derives its root from the English word is less certain as most dictionaries don't even include it. Now, I am from Colombia, and this word is most definitely not in the common usage, and at most is a regionalism. From the sound of it, and the current description in the article, it just seems like an appropriated word akin to the word eatery in English to describe an informal place where one gets informal and bite size forms of food. There is an entry for it in the Spanish Wikipedia, which also lacks any reasoning for inclusion as an article and which frankly should also be deleted. mijotoba (talk) 16:51, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Colombia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:59, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:59, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:59, 22 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep a Google Books search shows that the terminology is quite real. A regionalism? Yes, probably. But these places serve a distinct type of cuisine and I, for one, would like to know more about them. There is an article here on Spanish Wikipedia about this subject. Candleabracadabra (talk) 13:18, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment: Is not like other types of restaurants don't serve this food as well, this is fast food, everything from food trucks, to cafeterias, to restaurants (including Colombian restaurants here in the US) serve this food as well. And please don't reference the Spanish wikipedia, it is one of the most unreliable places in the internet I've seen; and that article's only reference is a blog site. mijotoba (talk) 16:35, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * There are, presumably, articles for cafeterias, cafes, drive-thrus and buffets. This is a type of restaurant that you are not familiar with so you should be happy we have an article that explains a bit about it. Even in English language sources we find it noted as here and there are restaurants in the U.S. that use the term. The word is used in various guidebooks and other sources and it's reasonable to expect us to explain what it is. Here's another source explaining what it is and the type of food served at this style of eatery. Candleabracadabra (talk) 17:37, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Struck !vote above of blocked sock puppet, per WP:SOCKHELP. NorthAmerica1000 06:36, 31 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar ♔  02:49, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Merge to Restaurant. It's a Spanish-language word and term, per Google Books searches. However, the topic may not merit a standalone article per the depth of coverage existent about it, at least those available in online source searches. NorthAmerica1000 13:05, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 08:15, 10 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.