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tavern

/ˈtævən/TA-vurn
/ˈtævɚn/TA-vurn

Meaninga booth

Common meaning: an inn or bar

Journey through time

  1. Latintaberna, -ae‘a booth, hut, shop’
  2. Frenchtaverne
  3. Middle Englishtauernesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa booth, hut, shop → an inn or bartavern‘an inn or bar’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin taberna ‘a booth, hut, shop’.

Roots

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