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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

tavern vs taverna

Hi,

(1) What's the difference between the two?

One of my paperback (old enough) dictionaries claims that 'taverna' is a Greek restaurant. If this holds, is 'taverna' applicable to ANY Greek restaurant? or just some specific type of a restaurant?

(2) Neither is common in modern English?

Thank you!

mus-te
  

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(1) It's usually just a small Greek restaurant. (2) It's common among people who frequent tavernas or visit Greece or its islands. Rover

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  • (1) It's usually just a small Greek restaurant.
  • (2) It's common among people who frequent tavernas or visit Greece or its islands.
  • Rover
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(1) It's usually just a small Greek restaurant.

(2) It's common among people who frequent tavernas or visit Greece or its islands.

Rover
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In the US, neither is used in everyday speech, that is, one would not say something like, "I'm going to a tavern." You'd say instead, "I'm going to a bar." or "I'm going to get a drink." The word "tavern" just sounds too old-fashioned to be used today. In the US, "taverna" would more likely be recognized as the diminutive of "tavern," rather than as a Greek word. However, there are bars in th
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Very interesting! Thank you!
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