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taverna

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ta⋅ver⋅na

[tuh-vur-nuh, -vair-; Gk. tah-ver-nah]
–noun
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.

Origin:
1945–50; < ModGk tabérna (pron. taverna), MGk, LGk < L. See tavern
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ta·ver·na   (tə-vûr'nə, tä-věr'nä)   
n.  A café or small restaurant in Greece.

[Modern Greek taverna, from Medieval Greek tabernā, from Late Greek, from Latin taberna; see tavern.]
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