tavern
Meaning
- A restaurant or bar.
- (dated) A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.
Synonyms
tap house
public bar
cook-shop
drinking establishment
wine-cellar
toddy-shop
liquor shop
juke house
eating-house
ginmill
Translations
taberna
taverne
taverna
ταβέρνα
herberg
Kneipe
tabernus
tabernaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtævən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.
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