meyhane

Meaning

  1. (archaic, poetic) tavern, bar
  2. a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates rhyme, rhythmic speech, and vernacular language performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or with a musical accompaniment

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[mɛjhɑːnɛ]
Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish میخانه (meyhane), from Persian میخانه (meyxâne), compound of می (may, “wine”) and خانه (xâne, “house”). By surface analysis, mey + -hane.

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