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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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
There's something about this cheesy, creamy dish that will instantly transport your taste buds to a hole-in-the-wall trattoria in Milan, no matter where in the world you're dining.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2022
But Roberta’s pies were clutch: a nubby, blistered crust and high-quality toppings were like something I’d encounter at a charming neighborhood trattoria.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021
This was Luigi's Italian hospitality; he would show Maso his own particular trattoria.
From Dorothy and other Italian Stories by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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