tavernesque

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tavern +‎ -esque

Adjective[edit]

tavernesque (comparative more tavernesque, superlative most tavernesque)

  1. Reminiscent of a tavern.
    • 2009 June 14, Patricia Brooks, “Sparing Some Frills and the Wallet”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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.
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