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kafana

kafana noun: a tavern-restaurant-shop in various Balkan states.

Noun

kafana (plural kafanas)

  1. A tavern-restaurant-shop in various Balkan states
    • Kafanas are Serbia’s tavernas: a restaurant, pub and music venue operating from morning to late night. Regulars come for a lively breakfast before work, families throw weddings and celebrations here, business deals are cut and sorrow drowned in dark corners. They were so central to people’s daily...2023 November 22, Camilla Bell-Davies, “‘People dance on tables’: welcome to Belgrade’s kafana pub culture”, in The Guardian, retrieved 22 Nov 2023, Travel

Forms of kafana

pluralkafanas

Questions about kafana

What does kafana mean?
Kafana means a tavern-restaurant-shop in various Balkan states.
What part of speech is kafana?
Kafana is a noun.
What is the plural of kafana?
The plural of kafana is kafanas.

Words near kafana in the dictionary

  1. Kafa
  2. Kafakomandoo
  3. kafal
  4. kafala
  5. kafals
  6. kafana
  7. kafanas
  8. kafeel
  9. kafeels
  10. Kafena
  11. kafeneio

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