Meaning
dive bar, dump, greasy spoon
- a cheap, run-down, and low-class tavern or eatery
In a sentence
Hanno cenato in una vecchia bettola vicino al porto.
They had dinner in an old dive near the harbor.
Non voglio passare la serata in quella squallida bettola.
I don't want to spend the evening in that dingy dive.
Nonostante fosse una bettola, il cibo era sorprendentemente buono.
Even though it was a dive, the food was surprisingly good.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bettola | feminine · singular |
| bettole | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often pejorative for an uninviting place, though sometimes used affectionately by locals.