tavern
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tavern¹
- /ˈtævən/ UK
- /ˈtævəɹn/ US
Rhymes with -ævə(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.
noun taverns
- A restaurant or bar.
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A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.
I maruell I heare no nevves of Dromio, either hee ſlackes the matter, or betrayes his maiſter, I dare not motion anie thing to Stellio, till I knovve vvhat my boy hath don; Ile hunt him out, if the loiterſacke be gone ſpringing into a tauerne, Ile fetch him reeling out.
Similar: inn, alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole
Tavern²
proper noun the Tavern
- New Inn Hall, Oxford, one of the earliest medieval halls of the University of Oxford.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saloon, cave, bar, lodge, inn, hostel, place, haunter, keeper, keepers, haunters, taverne, alehouse, public house, pub, pothouse
Translations
Every language
noun bar
| Español | taberna, tasca, chinchel, caramanchel, estanquillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주막 jumak, 술집 suljip |
| 日本語 | 居酒屋 izakaya, タバーン tabān, 酒場 sakaba |
| 中文 | 酒館 /酒馆 jiǔguǎn, 酒店 jiǔdiàn, 客棧 /客栈 kèzhàn |
| हिन्दी | मधुशाला madhuśālā, मदिरालय madirālay |
| Português | taberna |
| Français | taverne |
| Deutsch | Gasthaus, Schankwirtschaft, Wirtshaus, Taverne |
| Italiano | taverna, osteria, birreria |
| Ελληνικά | ταβέρνα tavérna, καπηλειό kapileió |
| Română | bodegă, berărie, braserie |
| Русский | бар, каба́к kabák, тракти́р traktír, таве́рна tavérna, заку́сочная zakúsočnaja, пивна́я pivnája |
| Tiếng Việt | tửu quán |
| العربية | حَانَة ḥāna |
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