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beer garden

beer garden noun: the outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages. In Bavaria (Germany) often under horse chestnut trees, where you are allowed to bring your own food if you consume the restauration's beverages.

Noun

beer garden (plural beer gardens)

  1. The outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages. In Bavaria (Germany) often under horse chestnut trees, where you are allowed to bring your own food if you consume the restauration's beverages.
  2. (branding) A restobar, a pub restaurant, a restaurant known for serving beer and food.
    Synonyms:
    biergarten, open-air garden, pub garden

Synonyms of beer garden

Forms of beer garden

pluralbeer gardens
alternative formbeergarden

Origin of beer garden

A calque of German Biergarten, equivalent to beer + garden.

Questions about beer garden

What does beer garden mean?
Beer garden means the outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages. In Bavaria (Germany) often under horse chestnut trees, where you are allowed to bring your own food if you consume the restauration's beverages.
What part of speech is beer garden?
Beer garden is a noun.
What is the plural of beer garden?
The plural of beer garden is beer gardens.

Words near beer garden in the dictionary

  1. beer flights
  2. beer frame
  3. beer frames
  4. beer fridge
  5. beer fridges
  6. beer garden
  7. beer gardens
  8. beer glass
  9. beer glasses
  10. beer goggles
  11. beer gut

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