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tavernesque

tavernesque adjective: reminiscent of a tavern.

Adjective

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

Forms of tavernesque

comparativemore tavernesque
superlativemost tavernesque

Origin of tavernesque

From tavern + -esque.

Questions about tavernesque

What does tavernesque mean?
Tavernesque means reminiscent of a tavern.
What part of speech is tavernesque?
Tavernesque is an adjective.

Words near tavernesque in the dictionary

  1. taverna
  2. tavernas
  3. taverne
  4. taverner
  5. taverners
  6. tavernesque
  7. tavernful
  8. tavernfuls
  9. Tavernier
  10. Taverniers
  11. taverning

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