tavern

English

/ˈtævən/, /ˈtævɚn/

noun
Definitions
  • A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and usually offering accommodation; an inn.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French taverne (wine shop) derived from Latin taberna (inn, shop, tavern, hut, cabin) root from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (settlement, dwelling, room, wooden beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*treb-

Gloss

settlement, dwelling, room, wooden beam

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

室, 房

Emoji

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