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gostilna

/ɡəsˈtɪlnə/

gostilna noun: a tavern or a restaurant serving Slovene food.

Noun

gostilna (plural gostilnas)

  1. A tavern or a restaurant serving Slovene food.
    • 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 Slovenia
    • Then 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.(Can we date this quote?), BBC Travel

Forms of gostilna

pluralgostilnas

Origin of gostilna

Borrowed from Slovene gostȋlna, itself derived from Slovene gȍst (“guest”), from Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Questions about gostilna

What does gostilna mean?
Gostilna means a tavern or a restaurant serving Slovene food.
What part of speech is gostilna?
Gostilna is a noun.
How do you pronounce gostilna?
Gostilna is pronounced /ɡəsˈtɪlnə/.
What is the plural of gostilna?
The plural of gostilna is gostilnas.

Words near gostilna in the dictionary

  1. gosther
  2. gosthered
  3. gosthering
  4. gosthers
  5. Gostick
  6. gostilna
  7. gostilnas
  8. Gostin
  9. Gostivar
  10. Gostling
  11. Goston

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