ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Taverna

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Taverna is a noun meaning A small Greek restaurant.

Meaning

A small Greek restaurant.

Example Sentences

In the tavernas of Loutro I had the best octopus I’ve ever eaten, grilled simply with garlic, olive oil and sage over a charcoal fire.
The streets of Palizzi, through which no Englishman perhaps had as yet descended, were swarming with perfectly naked, berry-brown children, and before I reached the taverna I could hardly make my way through the gathering crowd of astonished mahogany Cupids. The taverna was but a single dark room, […]; still it was a better resting-place than the hut at Condufóri, inasmuch as it was free from many intruders.

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