osteria

noun

os·​te·​ria

ˌästəˈrēə,

ˌōs-

plural -s

1

: a wayside inn

stopped for the night at a small osteria

—J. H. Shorthouse

2

: restaurant

a sandwich and wine at an osteria near the job

—New York Times Magazine

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from oste innkeeper, from Latin hospit-, hospes host, stranger, guest

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