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

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Examples from the Web for trattoria

They put a caricature of him among the rest on the walls of their trattoria, where he once dined with them.
Indian Summer|William D. Howells
The Italian wayside inns, or trattoria, are not all bad; neither are they all good.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
He must go by Posilipo to the Trattoria del Giardinetto, walk down to the village below, and take a boat from there to the island.
A Spirit in Prison|Robert Hichens
At the top, by the Trattoria del Giardinetto, she had to wait for several minutes before the tram came.
A Spirit in Prison|Robert Hichens

No osteria or trattoria by the roadside, but will give you this on short order if you do not seek anything more substantial.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun

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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Word Origin and History for trattoria

trattoria

"Italian restaurant," 1832, from Italian trattoria, from trattore "host, keeper of an eating house," from trattare "to treat," from Latin tractare, frequentative of trahere (past participle tractus) "to draw" (see tract (n.1)).