Definition of TAVERN

tavern

Meanings

Plural: taverns

Noun

  • a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
  • A restaurant or bar.
  • A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, inn, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tap house, tavern, watering hole

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

tavern is a valid Words With Friends word