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taverna

[ tuh-vur-nuh, -vair-; Greek tah-ver-nah ]
/ təˈvɜr nə, -ˈvɛər-; Greek tɑˈvɛr nɑ /

noun

a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.

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Origin of taverna

1945–50; <Modern Greek tabérna (pronunciation taverna), Medieval Greek, Late Greek < L. See tavern

Words nearby taverna

tautosyllabic, tav, Tavel, Tavener, tavern, taverna, taverner, tavern nuts, tavern table, TAVR, taw
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Example sentences from the Web for taverna

  • The frightful desert of the Taverna was not forgotten, nor the old Genoese castle, the office of the steamship agency.

    The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

British Dictionary definitions for taverna

taverna
/ (təˈvɜːnə) /

noun

(in Greece) a guesthouse that has its own bar
a Greek restaurant

Word Origin for taverna

C20: Modern Greek, from Latin taberna
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