taproom C2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈtæpˌruːm/ UK /ˈtæpruːm/ See IPA manual Freq #223308 Meanings 1 noun a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served from taps or over a counter Travelers gathered in the inn's taproom for ale and supper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a room or establishment... barroombarpublic house Word family Related forms taptavernpub Etymology A compound of tap + room, attested from the eighteenth century. Tap refers to the device used to draw beer from a cask, so the taproom was the part of an inn where drink was dispensed. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # taproom **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtæpˌruːm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtæpruːm/ **Frequency rank:** 223308 ## Meanings 1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served from taps or over a counter ## Examples - Travelers gathered in the inn's taproom for ale and supper. ## Synonyms - barroom - bar - public house ## Related Forms - tap - tavern - pub ## Etymology A compound of tap + room, attested from the eighteenth century. Tap refers to the device used to draw beer from a cask, so the taproom was the part of an inn where drink was dispensed. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown