English > tavern: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks. |
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| Synonym | tap house |
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| Narrower | beer garden | tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served |
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| bucket shop | (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket |
| public house, pub, saloon, pothouse, gin mill, taphouse | tavern consisting of a building with a bar / bar and public rooms |
| rathskeller | A tavern below street level featuring beer |
| shebeen | unlicensed drinking establishment |
| Broader | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
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| Spanish | taberna, tap house, tasca |
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| Catalan | fonda, tap house, tasca, taverna |
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