taberna

/taˈbeɾna/ · B2 · noun · f

public house

taberna — public house

🍺 taberna = Latin for 'shop, hut' → the root of English tavern

Spanish taberna comes from Latin taberna, meaning a shop or booth. English tavern comes from the same Latin word, so tavern and taberna are cousins. Link them by sound: ta-BER-na and TAV-ern.

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