noun
dining car, restaurant car
B1
Speisewagen: masculine noun meaning 'dining car' or 'restaurant car' on a train. Article: der Speisewagen. Plural: die Speisewagen (same stem). Genitive singular adds -s: des Speisewagens. Declines like a compound noun; plural identical to singular in stem. Not a verb; no auxiliary or reflexive use.
Examples
Im Speisewagen servierten sie Kaffee und Kuchen.
They served coffee and cake in the dining car.
Im Speisewagen bestellten die Reisenden viel, weil die Fahrt länger dauerte, und sie unterhielten sich dabei.
In the dining car the passengers ordered a lot because the journey lasted longer, and they chatted while doing so.
Wo ist der Speisewagen?
Where is the dining car?
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a train carriage with dining tables and plates — the 'Speisewagen' is the train's restaurant.
Speisewagen sounds like 'spice wagon' — imagine a wagon full of spicy food to remember a dining car.
der — imagine a male chef ('der Koch') working in the carriage to remember the masculine gender.
Notes
A compound noun: Speise (food) + Wagen (carriage). Plural is often unchanged: 'die Speisewagen'. Commonly used in train travel contexts.