Dictionary

taverna en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /təˈvɛə(ɹ)nə/
• /təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/

Etymology

From Greek ταβέρνα (tavérna), from Latin taberna. Doublet of taberna and tavern.

Meanings

1. A small Greek restaurant.
   • The streets of Palizzi, through which no Englishman perhaps had as yet descended, were swarming with perfectly naked, berry-brown children, and before I reached the taverna I could hardly make my way through the gathering crowd of astonished mahogany Cupids. The taverna was but a single dark room, […]; still it was a better resting-place than the hut at Condufóri, inasmuch as it was free from many intruders. 1852, Edward Lear, Journals of a Landscape Painter in Southern Calabria, &c., London: Richard Bentley, […], pages 46–47:
   • In the tavernas of Loutro I had the best octopus I’ve ever eaten, grilled simply with garlic, olive oil and sage over a charcoal fire. 2007 November 18, Henry Shukman, “In Rustic Tavernas, a Classic Cuisine Gets Its Due”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Coordinates

bistro · trattoria · taberna · osteria

Hypernyms

establishment · restaurant · tavern

Translations (1)

de Taverne (small Greek restaurant)