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tavern

[ tav-ern ]
/ ˈtæv ərn /
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noun

a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
a public house for travelers and others; inn.

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RELATED WORDS

bar, hotel, pub, lounge, joint, inn, lodge, saloon, barroom, dive, suds, taproom, hostelry, taphouse, alehouse, roadhouse, speakeasy, drinkery

Nearby words

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  3. tav,
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  5. tavener,
  6. tavern nuts,
  7. tavern table,
  8. taverna,
  9. taverner,
  10. taverner, john

Origin of tavern

1250–1300; Middle English taverne < Old French < Latin taberna hut, inn, wine shop
Related formstav·ern·less, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for tavern

tavern

/ (ˈtævən) /

noun

a less common word for pub
US, Eastern Canadian and NZ a place licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink

Word Origin for tavern

C13: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna hut
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for tavern

tavern

n.

late 13c., "wine shop," later "public house" (mid-15c.), from Old French taverne (mid-13c.) "shed made of boards, booth, stall," also "tavern, inn," from Latin taberna "shop, inn, tavern," originally "hut, shed," possibly by dissimilation from *traberna, from trabs (genitive trabis) "beam, timber."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper