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hofbrau

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[hof-brou] / ˈhɒfˌbraʊ /

noun

  1. an informal, German-style restaurant or tavern.

Etymology

Origin of hofbrau

By shortening of Hofbrauhaus (< German: literally, court brewery), a typical name for such restaurants

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Aquarius respected him for it, even though he described him as looking like "the head waiter of the largest hofbrau house in Heaven."

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