Meanings
plural kafenios · alternative cafenio · alternative cafenion · alternative kafeneio · alternative kafenion · alternative kapheneion
- A Greek coffeehouse or cafe.
Kokolios […] was unashamed of his Communist convictions and devoted much time in the kapheneion to criticising the dictator and the King.
1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 201 more example
The traditional men-only kapheneion, where elderly denizens played backgammon, drank coffee and disputed the contents of the daily newspapers, began to be displaced by smart bars where young people of both sexes would congregate.
2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 350
Origin
- Greekκαφενείο
- Greekκαφενεῖον
- Englishkafenio
From Greek καφενεῖον (kafeneíon), Greek καφενείο (kafeneío).
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