# The Word "Konoba"

> The word "konoba" — central to Krk's restaurant culture — derives via Greek and Italian from a long Mediterranean tradition of cellar-storerooms-becoming-taverns.

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The word "konoba" — central to Krk's restaurant culture — derives via Greek and Italian from a long Mediterranean tradition of cellar-storerooms-becoming-taverns.

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**Tags:** konoba, etymology, food-vocabulary, italian-loan, krk-cuisine

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