tavernesque

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adjective

Reminiscent of a tavern.

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Meanings

adjectivetavernesque (comparative more tavernesque, superlative most tavernesque)

comparative more tavernesque · superlative most tavernesque

  1. Reminiscent of a tavern.

    The new menu is also more down-to-earth, with no foie gras or chanterelle-crayfish risotto, but more tavernesque dishes like a rib-eye white bean chili (fiery, with lots of beef bits), sizzling hot in a little covered casserole.

    2009 June 14, Patricia Brooks, “Sparing Some Frills and the Wallet”, in New York Times

Origin

From tavern + -esque.

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APA

tavernesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavernesque

MLA

“tavernesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavernesque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tavernesque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavernesque.

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