rathskeller
pronunciation
How to pronounce rathskeller in British English:
UK ['rɑ:tsˌkelə]
How to pronounce rathskeller in American English:
US ['rɑtsˌkelə]
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- Noun:
- a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
Word Origin
- rathskeller (n.)
- 1900, from German ratskeller, earlier rathskeller, "a cellar in a German town hall in which beer is sold," from rat "council" (see rede (n.)) + keller "cellar" (see cellar (n.)). The German -h- inserted to avoid association with the word for "rat."