gasthaus
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of gasthaus
First recorded in 1825–35, gasthaus is from the German word Gasthaus guesthouse
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At the little gasthaus at Pfalzburg the people appear to understand and anticipate an Englishman's gastronomic peculiarities, for the first time since leaving England I am confronted at the supper-table with excellent steak and tea.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
We found convent, gasthaus, and sentiment, without any pre-occupants.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
On top of the gasthaus is a rude observatory, and before starting I take a view of the country.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
In my search for a cheap German gasthaus I walked nearly all over the city.
From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)
He passed from street to street—from gasthaus to gasthaus—everywhere the same dreary negative; and the day waned, and his search was still unsuccessful.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
We risk brawling through our brief vacation unless we sacrifice or separate — him bingeing in kaffeehauses on sachertorte and apfelstrudel, me haunting gasthauses for wienerschitzel, mushrooms, cheese.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2015
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