ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kafana

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kafana is a noun meaning A tavern-restaurant-shop in various Balkan states.

Meaning

A tavern-restaurant-shop in various Balkan states.

Example Sentences

Kafanas are Serbia’s tavernas: a restaurant, pub and music venue operating from morning to late night. Regulars come for a lively breakfast before work, families throw weddings and celebrations here, business deals are cut and sorrow drowned in dark corners. They were so central to people’s daily lives that friends and the postman would come to find you at your local kafana, not your home.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kafunda, opanak, manele, sevdalinka, burra-khana, bouzoukia.

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