rathskeller

(rat̸h′skel′ər, rät′-)

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noun

a restaurant, usually below the street level, where beer is served

Origin: Ger < rath (now rat) (akin to read), council, town hall + keller, cellar: because frequently located in the cellar of the city hall

See rathskeller in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A restaurant or tavern, usually below street level, that serves beer.

Origin:

Origin: German Ratskeller, Rathskeller, restaurant in the city hall basement

Origin: : German Rat, council, counsel (from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German; see ar- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + German Keller, cellar (from Middle High German, from Old High German kellāri, from Latin cellārium; see cellar)

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