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“eating-house” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

eating-house
popina. [SYN. in PUBLIC-HOUSE, Vid:] One who keeps an eating-house, popinarius (Lampr. and Jul. Firmianus). One who frequents eating-houses, popino (Hor.); popinator (Macr.; ; hence a glutton, riotous liver, etc.). To frequent eating-houses, popinari (Treb. Pol.; hence to gormandize, etc.). Belonging to an eating-house, popinalis (e.g., deliciae, Col.; delicacies from an eating-house).

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What is the Latin word for eating-house?
The usual Latin words for “eating-house” are popīna, pŏpīnārĭus, pŏpīno; also pŏpīnātor, pŏpīnālis, dēliciae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.