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auberge

[oh-bairzh; French oh-berzh]
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noun, plural au·berges [oh-bair-zhiz; French oh-berzh] /oʊˈbɛər ʒɪz; French oʊˈbɛrʒ/.

an inn; hostel.

RELATED WORDS

tavern, motel, hotel, resort, lodge, saloon, hostel, dormitory, chalet, dwelling, shack, hut, shelter, inn, cottage, house, lodging, hospice, hostelry, roadhouse

Nearby words

  1. aubade,
  2. aubain,
  3. aubanel,
  4. aube,
  5. auber,
  6. aubergine,
  7. aubervilliers,
  8. aubrey,
  9. aubrey, john,
  10. aubrietia

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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auberge

noun

an inn or tavern

Word Origin for auberge

C17: from French, from Old Provençal alberga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon heriberga army shelter
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