trattoria
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trattoria
1825–35; < Italian: public eating place, restaurant, equivalent to trattor ( e ) restaurateur ( tratt ( are ) to treat + -ore -or 2, as translation of French traiteur ) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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I wanted a cake that felt like eating fruit in the sun, like something you’d be served on the ivy-covered patio of a neighborhood trattoria, the air thick with early summer heat.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
Added Vincenzo Masiello, who runs the ‘O Vesuvio trattoria and pizzeria in the Quartieri Spagnoli: “People are coming from all over the world to witness our joy, for something that we still can’t believe.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Located on Chicago's West Grand — next to a sub shop, which is next to a trattoria — D'Amato's is a family-owned Italian bakery whose coal-burning oven has been running since 1912.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2022
Three years later, Suzan and Keith were at a tiny trattoria in Florence, where they were celebrating their honeymoon.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022
How brilliant was the April day on the high terrace of the Aventine trattoria!
From Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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