Meanings
plural gostilnas
- A tavern or a restaurant serving Slovene food.
Besides the tastings of new wine harvest in restaurants, gostilnas and wineries, you can also taste wine in Ljubljana at the organised St. Martin’s Day celebrations in the city.
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All gostilnas carrying this trademark will represent a collection of highly acclaimed businesses that all strive to uphold their Slovenian heritage and promote Slovenian gastronomy to a wider audience.
(Can we date this quote?), The SloveniaThen it is on to traditional gostilnas (inns) serving hearty fare such as spicy goulash, and chic fine dining restaurants where the complex dishes use truffles from the country’s south and are accompanied by the best of Slovenia’s seriously underrated wines.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstis
- Proto-Slavic*gostь
- Slovenegȍst“guest”
- Slovenegostȋlna
- Englishgostilna
Borrowed from Slovene gostȋlna, itself derived from Slovene gȍst (“guest”), from Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.
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