auberge

Meanings

Plural: auberges

Noun

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
An inn or hostel.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as auberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century Old Occitan alberga (“camp, hut”), derived from albergar (“to host”). The term originated in Frankish *harjabergu, composed of the elements *harjaz (“army”) (compare German Heer) and *berganą (“to shelter, to protect”), whence German bergen. Doublet of albergo and harbor.

Synonyms

hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge

Scrabble Score: 10

auberge is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
auberge is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auberge is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

auberge is a valid Words With Friends word