popina
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏpīna: ae, f. πέπω, πέπτω, to cook,
I a cook-shop, victualling-house, eating-house (syn.: caupona, taberna): bibitur, estur, quasi in popinā, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 13; Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69; 13, 11, 24; Suet. Tib. 34; id. Ner. 16; Hor. S. 2, 4, 62; id. Ep. 1, 14, 21; Mart. 1, 42, 10; 5, 70, 3; Juv. 8, 172; 11, 81. —
II Transf., the food sold at a cookshop: si epulae potius quam popinae nominandae sunt, Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20: taeterrimam popinam inhalare, id. Pis. 6, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏpīna,¹¹ æ, f. (cf. coquina), auberge, taverne, cabaret : Pl. Pœn. 41 ; 835 ; Cic. Phil. 2, 69 || orgie de taverne : Cic. Phil. 3, 20 ; Pis. 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
popīna, ae, f. (popa), I) die Garküche, Plaut. Poen. prol. 41 u. 835. Cic. Phil. 2, 69. Suet. Tib. 34, 1. Hor. sat. 2, 4, 62. Mart. 1, 41, 10. Capit. Ver. 4, 7 (als Trinkstube): praefecti popinae atque luxuriae, Kenner in der Feinschmeckerei u. Tafelschwelger, Favorin. bei Gell. 15, 8, 2. – II) meton., Speisen aus der Garküche, Cic. Pis. 13 u.a.
Latin > English
popina popinae N F :: cook-shop, bistro, low-class eating house
Wikipedia EN
The popina (plural: popinae) was an ancient Roman wine bar, where a limited menu of simple foods (olives, bread, stews) and selection of wines of varying quality were available. The popina was a place for plebeians of the lower classes of Roman society (slaves, freedmen, foreigners) to socialise and in Roman literature they were frequently associated with illegal and immoral behaviour
