Taverne

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German taverne, from Italian taverna and/or Old French taverne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈvɛʁnə/
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Noun

Taverne f (genitive Taverne, plural Tavernen)

  1. a Mediterranean wine bar and/or simple restaurant, especially an Italian or Greek one; a taverna
    Synonym: (especially Iberian) Bodega
    • 1912, Thomas Mann, chapter 3, in Der Tod in Venedig [Death in Venice]‎, München: Hyperionverlag, →OCLC:
      Er gab Weisung, sein Gepäck ins Bäder-Hotel zu bringen, und folgte dem Karren durch die Allee, die weißblühende Allee, welche, Tavernen, Bazare, Pensionen zu beiden Seiten, quer über die Insel zum Strande läuft.
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    • 2014 April 28, Gerd Höhler, “24/7 an der Akropolis”, in ZEITmagazin:
      Wenn sie an Griechenlandreisen denken, denken viele Fans des Landes an Inselhüpfen, gemütliche Tavernen und kleine Pensionen.
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    • 2017 April 26, Claire Beermann, “Was bleibt”, in ZEITmagazin:
      Von Erich Kästner stammt der berühmte Spruch, dass die Toren in fremden Ländern ins Museum gehen, die Weisen aber in die Tavernen. Wie finden Sie Zugang zu einem Land?
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  2. (now Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) inn, tavern, traditional restaurant or hotel
    Synonyms: Lokal, Gaststätte, Gastwirtschaft; Pension, Gasthaus

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