auberge
Americannoun
plural
aubergesnoun
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
Example Sentences
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It can take your luggage to that night’s auberge, too.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2019
But something else also happened in pop music at that bayside auberge a year later.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2014
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
Tucked away in a valley and under the road, this old-fashioned auberge — the closest translation is “country inn” — provides a traditional welcome, and the food is first-rate.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2011
She is less anxious, however, seeing the state in which he presents himself; so unusual, coming from the "auberge maudite."
From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne
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