tavern
[ tav-ern ]
/ ˈtæv ərn /
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
- tautonymous,
- tautosyllabic,
- tav,
- tavel,
- tavener,
- tavern nuts,
- tavern table,
- taverna,
- taverner,
- taverner, john
Origin of tavern
1250–1300; Middle English taverne < Old French < Latin taberna hut, inn, wine shop
SYNONYMS FOR tavern
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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
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tavern
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."
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