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rathskeller

rathskeller noun: a bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.

Noun

rathskeller (plural rathskellers)

  1. A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.

Forms of rathskeller

pluralrathskellers

Origin of rathskeller

From German Rathskeller, obsolete spelling of Ratskeller. In English the obsolete spelling has often been retained to avoid the association with rodents.

Questions about rathskeller

What does rathskeller mean?
Rathskeller means a bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
What part of speech is rathskeller?
Rathskeller is a noun.
What is the plural of rathskeller?
The plural of rathskeller is rathskellers.

Words near rathskeller in the dictionary

  1. rathripe
  2. rathripes
  3. raths
  4. Rathscar
  5. Rathscar West
  6. rathskeller
  7. rathskellers
  8. Rathus
  9. Rathwa
  10. rathymia
  11. rati

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