gasthaus

American  

[gahst-hous] / ˈgɑstˌhaʊs /

noun

gasthauses, plural gasthäuser plural

1. a German inn or tavern.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gasthauses
  plural
• gasthäuser
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gasthaus

First recorded in 1825–35, gasthaus is from the German word Gasthaus guesthouse

Example Sentences

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gasthaus gasthauses

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)

Gray was wrong: the paths of glory lead not to the grave, but to the gasthaus; and Matthisson could have imitated the "Elegy" about as well in the gaming-hall as among these rejuvenated ruins.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 by Various

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

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

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