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trattoria

[ trah-tuh-ree-uh ]
/ ˌtrɑ təˈri ə /

noun

a usually inexpensive or informal restaurant or cafe specializing in Italian dishes.

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Origin of trattoria

1825–35; <Italian: public eating place, restaurant, equivalent to trattor(e) restaurateur (tratt(are) to treat + -ore-or2, as translation of French traiteur) + -ia-ia

Words nearby trattoria

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British Dictionary definitions for trattoria

trattoria
/ (ˌtrætəˈrɪə) /

noun

an Italian restaurant

Word Origin for trattoria

C19: from Italian, from trattore innkeeper, from French traiteur, from Old French tretier to treat
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