Meaning
tavern, rustic basement room
- A rustic restaurant or inn serving traditional food and wine
- A finished basement or rustic room in an Italian home used for dining and entertaining
In a sentence
Abbiamo mangiato piatti tipici in una taverna del centro.
We ate traditional dishes at a tavern downtown.
D'inverno organizziamo spesso cene con amici nella taverna di casa.
In winter we often host dinners with friends in our home basement room.
Quella taverna serve ancora ottimo vino locale?
Does that tavern still serve excellent local wine?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| taverna | feminine · singular |
| taverne | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In modern Italian homes, 'taverna' often refers to a cozy, furnished basement recreation/dining room.