Meanings
plural trattorias · plural trattorie
- A small, informal Italian-style restaurant.
La Granita is a new trattoria on the Upper East Side with a charcoal grill, a rotisserie and a wood-burning pizza oven.
1995 November 24, Eric Asimov, “A Complete 'Look'”, in The New York Times1 more example
But Gloria —- an all-but-unspeakably trendy Shoreditch trattoria frequented by style-set types like Alexa Chung and Georgia May Jagger since it opened six months ago —- offers a dollop of escapism for hordes of bright young things.
2019 September 14, Elizabeth Paton, “A Fashion/Food Blowout in the Shadow of Brexit”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2019
Origin
- Italiantrattoria
- Italiantrattoria
- Englishtrattoria
Unadapted borrowing from Italian trattoria.
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