👉 The term "cafetorium" is a French term that translates to "coffee room" in English. It refers to a communal area where people gather for coffee, tea or other beverages during their leisure time, often as part of an informal gathering. The term was popularized by the 19th-century French author and writer Jules Verne in his novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," where he described the scene of a group of sailors gathered around a large coffee table