tavern

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtævəɹn/ UK /ˈtævən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9876

Meanings

1

noun
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

The coach stopped at a tavern near the turnpike.
2

noun
A restaurant or bar.

The coach stopped at a tavern near the turnpike.
3

noun
A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.

I maruell I heare no nevves of Dromio, either hee ſlackes the matter, or betrayes his maiſter, I dare not motion anie thing to Stellio, till I knovve vvhat my boy hath don; Ile hunt him out, if the loiterſacke be gone ſpringing into a tauerne, Ile fetch him reeling out.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a building with a bar that... tap house

3 noun · a building containing a bar... alehouse boozerboozing kenbousing kendrinkerdrinkerygargle-factorygin joint

Word family

Derived forms klaverntavern-cuttavern-styletavernesquetavernfultaverningtavernizetavernkeeptavernkeepertavernkeepingtavernlesstavernlike

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Phrases (1)

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tavern keeper
a person who runs a tavern or public house

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Tavern entered Middle English from Latin taberna. In the late medieval distinction described here, a tavern primarily provided drink, whereas an inn also offered travellers accommodation.

Etymology

From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# tavern

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtævəɹn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtævən/
**Frequency rank:** 9876

## Meanings
1. a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
2. A restaurant or bar.
3. A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.

## Examples
- The coach stopped at a tavern near the turnpike.
- The coach stopped at a tavern near the turnpike.
- I maruell I heare no nevves of Dromio, either hee ſlackes the matter, or betrayes his maiſter, I dare not motion anie thing to Stellio, till I knovve vvhat my boy hath don; Ile hunt him out, if the loiterſacke be gone ſpringing into a tauerne, Ile fetch him reeling out.

## Synonyms
- tap house
- alehouse
- boozer
- boozing ken
- bousing ken
- drinker
- drinkery
- gargle-factory
- gin joint

## Derived Forms
- klavern
- tavern-cut
- tavern-style
- tavernesque
- tavernful
- taverning
- tavernize
- tavernkeep
- tavernkeeper
- tavernkeeping
- tavernless
- tavernlike

## Etymology
From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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