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auberge

American  
[oh-bairzh, oh-berzh] / oʊˈbɛərʒ, oʊˈbɛrʒ /

noun

auberges plural
  1. an inn; hostel.


auberge British  
/ obɛrʒ /

noun

  1. an inn or tavern

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of auberge

1770–80; < French, Middle French < Provençal, Franco-Provençal aubergo hostelry, Old Provençal alberga, alberja encampment, hut, noun derivative of albergar, dissimilated form of arbergar to lodge, shelter < Vulgar Latin < East Germanic *haribergōn to shelter an armed force ( hari- army + bergōn to shelter); cf. harbinger, harbor < a West Germanic cognate of the same verb

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She openly fantasized about cooking at the Milton Inn when it reopens later this year, imagining it transformed into a destination auberge.

From New York Times May 25, 2021

It can take your luggage to that night’s auberge, too.

From Washington Times May 21, 2019

A new owner, the boutique hotelier Jeff Klein, plans to spend $30 million to transform the 29-room motel into a high-end auberge.

From New York Times Mar. 14, 2014

My room also provided a view of d'Chez Eux -- the auberge where dinner begins with complimentary charcuterie, and a whole Bresse chicken is expertly carved tableside by a friendly English-speaking maitre d'hotel.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2011

As that is precisely the right sentiment of young folk in love, romance throve finely in Madame Béranger’s little auberge in the Rue de Nivers at Verviers.

From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis

Wineries and hilltop bastides have always lured travelers to Provence, but a recent wave of modish auberges has turned the destination downright stylish.

From Time Oct. 13, 2017

Artists including Caravaggio, Mattia Preti and Favray were commissioned by the knights to embellish churches, palaces and auberges.

From US News Mar. 17, 2015

Seek out country inns, auberges, Gasthãuser, bedsitters, farms, pensions, pousadas and paradores.

From Time Magazine Archive

More than ever, the returning voyagers speak glowingly of life in Europe's countryside, of good meals and friendly people in pubs, auberges, wine gardens and pousadas.

From Time Magazine Archive

The food provided in the auberges is doubtless very different from what one is accustomed to at home; but with the help of cheerfulness and a good digestion that difficulty too may be got over.

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel

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