kafenio

kafenio

English

Alternative forms

• kafeneio, kafenion, kapheneion, cafenio

Etymology

From Greek καφενεῖον (kafeneῖon), Greek καφενείο (kafeneío).

Noun

kafenio (plural kafenios)

1. A Greek coffeehouse or cafe.
   • 1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva 1995, p. 20:

     Kokolios […] was unashamed of his Communist convictions and devoted much time in the kapheneion to criticising the dictator and the King.

   • 2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin 2020, p. 350:

     The traditional men-only kapheneion, where elderly denizens played backgammon, drank coffee and disputed the contents of the daily newspapers, began to be displaced by smart bars where young people of both sexes would congregate.

Further reading

• kafenio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia