trattoria

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He chose a simple trattoria, the first he came to, and he took his seat at one of the bare, rude tables, where the joint saucers for pepper and salt, and a small glass for toothpicks, with a much-scraped porcelain box for matches, expressed an uncorrupted Florentinity of custom.

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  1. noun An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes.

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  • ‘And I do not think she will have any objection—or none that need trouble either of us.’ The trattoria was a former farmhouse, extensively renovated only a couple of years earlier. —  TheCountsBlackmailBargain
  • At the vine-covered trattoria, where we stopped to drink Chianti and to rest the horses, it was M. René who was so anxious we should all dance a farewell valse in the dusty and deserted salon , while someone strummed a tune on the jingling, worn piano, which only woke up once a week, when the peasants danced on Sundays. —  My Flirtations
  • That's the sign-off on the voice mail for Tocco, Bruno Abate's high-fashion Wicker Park pizzeria / trattoria / runway, an adjunct to his couture-themed Follia.
  • It is not immediately obvious that the tiny trattoria is a restaurant at all. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • You'll need a good map to track down this family trattoria, hidden away on a pretty canal in the Cannaregio neighbourhood. —  Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk
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  1. Italian, from trattore, host, from trattare, to treat, from Latin tractāre; see treat.

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