trattoria

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trat·to·ri·a

T0328900 (trä′tə-rē′ə)n. An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes.
[Italian, from trattore, host, from trattare, to treat, from Latin tractāre; see treat.]

trattoria

(ˌtrætəˈrɪə) n (Cookery) an Italian restaurant[C19: from Italian, from trattore innkeeper, from French traiteur, from Old French tretier to treat]

trat•to•ri•a

(ˌtrɑ təˈri ə)

n., pl. -ri•as. a restaurant or café serving Italian food. [1825–35; < Italian: restaurant =trattor(e) restaurateur (tratt(are) to treat + -ore -or2, as translation of French traiteur) + -ia -ia]
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