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tavernesque en · ADJ

Etymology

From tavern + -esque.

Meanings

1. Reminiscent of a tavern.
   • The new menu is also more down-to-earth, with no foie gras or chanterelle-crayfish risotto, but more tavernesque dishes like a rib-eye white bean chili (fiery, with lots of beef bits), sizzling hot in a little covered casserole. 2009 June 14, Patricia Brooks, “Sparing Some Frills and the Wallet”, in New York Times:

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