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Gasthaus

Gasthaus

9.9
A traditional German inn that serves food and drinks and sometimes offers rooms
  • noun
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  • We enjoyed a delicious dinner at the cozy Gasthaus in the village square.

Examples

  • In the village, there's a gasthaus called 'Zum Wilden Hirsch'.

  • Oddly enough, it led him into a little town with twisty cobblestone streets, tiny biergartens, and gasthaus.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • My duty is to inform you, but not to search every gasthaus in the village to locate you!

  • At lunch one day, she was alone in a gasthaus, and she looked so distraught I went to her.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • "Don't laugh," I laugh nervously, "but my Aunt Hilda's family owned a gasthaus."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • "Now she has the smile I've seen light up a room of hundreds; without Hitler, we might have met and eaten spatzel together in that gasthaus!

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I remember a gasthaus near Horb where we'd go for spätzle, my favorite!

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Lo, a misbegotten adept departed—this unlikely angel ascending from the Gasthaus zum Weissen Ross.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After a long hike, we stopped for drinks at a charming Gasthaus surrounded by nature.

  • The historic Gasthaus offers local specialties and comfortable lodging for travelers.

Synonyms

taverna
vsGasthaus
1 6.2

A small restaurant or bar in Mediterranean countries that serves traditional food and drinks

is the German traditional place that often provides rooms for guests
gastropub
vsGasthaus
1 4.6

A pub that serves good food and drinks in a nice place

is a traditional German place serving food and drinks and sometimes rooms

How Formal

hotel
1.0
inn
239 1.0
Gasthaus
9.9
tavern
111 3.5
pub
  • UK
155 1.0

Surface Forms

Gasthaus singular
Gasthäuser plural

Etymology

Gasthaus comes from the German parts Gast ('guest') and Haus ('house'), so it literally means a 'guest house'. It is like a simple inn or tavern where travellers can eat, drink, and sometimes sleep, which is why the word today means a traditional German inn or restaurant.