pub en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- (Southern-England) audio
- /pʊb/ (Northern-England)
- /pʌb/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Clipping of public house.
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2021, page 52:Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pubs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pub grub · corner pub · Irish pub · micropub · pub cricket · publike · pub crawl · pubgoer · pub-goer · flat-roof pub · pub quiz · publess · pub cheese · brewpub · pubwards · pub golf · gastropub · tied pub · pubbish · publands · pub test · pubkeeper · managed pub · pub crawler · publand · pub rock · restopub · ruin pub · superpub · pubby · pedal pub · pub-crawl · pubmate
Descendants
pub · pubi · Pub · 퍼브 · паб · pub · pub · pubi · pub · παμπ · ผับ · pub · પબ · pub · pub · פָּאבּ · pub · パブ · pöbb · pub
Hypernyms
business · building · enterprise · establishment
Hyponyms
speakeasy · dive · hedge alehouse · beer parlour · bierkeller · blind tiger · free house · bar · nightclub · gastropub · sports bar · rathskeller · cabaret · cocktail lounge · tied house · honky-tonk · jook house · managed house · brewpub · juke joint · barrelhouse · micropub · liquor lounge · cantina · inn · ruin pub · juke · gin mill · blind pig · lounge · trad pub
Meronyms
barman · shove ha'penny · pubkeeper · chair · pickled onion · beer garden · pub quiz · booze · alcohol · beer · barroom · landlord · saloon bar · bartender · barkeeper · publican · barmaid · beer line · ploughman's lunch · pork scratching · pub golf · cellar · mixologist · regular · beverage · pubgoer · wine · pickled egg · beer engine · taproom · table · pub crawler · public bar · beer mat · ladies' lounge · barkeep
Relateds
closing time · pub crawl · prop up the bar · liquor store · happy hour · lodging place · drinking-up time · café · restaurant · call time · last orders · lock-in · last call
Synonyms
boozing ken · pot-house · tavern · public house · rummery · saloon · boozer · local · watering hole · gin joint · pub · alehouse · drinker · bousing ken · gargle-factory · groggery · drinkery · nineteenth hole
Translations (212)
ro bar (public house) · he פָּאבּ (public house) · grc λέσχη (public house) · sh kȑčma (public house) · ast chigre (public house) · cy tafarn (public house) · sk krčma (public house) · ar خَانَة (public house) · nb pub (public house) · be паб (public house) · uz mayxona (public house) · dz ཆང་ཁང (public house) · is pöbb (public house) · be піўна́я (public house) · ga teach tábhairne (public house) · uz sharobxona (public house) · id pub (public house) · ka ლუდხანა (public house) · ia taverna (public house) · ro local (public house) · he בָּר (public house) · ps ميخانه (public house) · rsk карчма (public house) · cs hospoda (public house) · ug مەيخانا (public house) · it pub (public house) · grc καπηλεῖον (public house) · eo drinkejo (public house) · et baar (public house) · yue 酒館 /酒馆 (public house) · ca bar (public house) · fa-ira مِیْخانِه (public house) · tk meýhana (public house) · km ភោជនាគារ (public house) · af kroeg (public house) · th ร้านสุรา (public house) · hy պանդոկ (public house) · bg пъб (public house) · fi pubi (public house) · gd taigh-seinnse (public house) · bn মদখানা (public house) · tr meyhane (public house) · ur پَب (public house) · is krá (public house) · fo krógv (public house) · mn баар (public house) · ca taverna (public house) · sh пи́вница (public house) · be карчма́ (public house) · io drinkerio (public house) · sh pívnica (public house) · de Pub (public house) · be бар (public house) · lv bārs (public house) · da knejpe (public house) · nan-hbl 酒吧 (public house) · ang ealuhūs (public house) · lo ຜັບ (public house) · cmn 酒館 /酒馆 (public house) · ps شرابخانه (public house) · ru паб (public house) · ko 퍼브 (public house) · de Schankwirtschaft (public house) · pt cervejaria (public house) · it osteria (public house) · tt кабак (public house) · ja パブ (public house) · id bar (public house) · da kro (public house) · fr pub (public house) · sq pijetore (public house) · hu söröző (public house) · bn সেলুন (public house) · be тракці́р (public house) · da beværtning (public house) · cs hostinec (public house) · fi krouvi (public house) · ar خَمَارَة (public house) · th บาร์ (public house) · ast tabierna (public house) · de Kneipe (public house) · my အရက်ဆိုင် (public house) · de Wirtschaft (public house) · nb kro (public house) · ru пивна́я (public house) · hu borozó (public house) · my ဘား (public house) · pl knajpa (public house) · es bar (public house) · uk корчма́ (public house) · kmr meyxane (public house) · bn বার (public house) · nrf aubèrge (public house) · ky араккана (public house) · kmr badexane (public house) · fr bar (public house) · ota میخانه (public house) · nrf cabathet (public house) · uz qovoqxona (public house) · ms bar (public house) · pl gospoda (public house) · sv pub (public house) · ur مَیخانَہ (public house) · vi tiệm rượu (public house) · ru каба́к (public house) · bg пи́вница (public house) · fi baari (public house) · fr estaminet (public house) · mn паб (public house) · sl pivnica (public house) · de Pinte (public house) · bg кръ́чма (public house) · br tavarn (public house) · cs krčma (public house) · ja バー (public house) · ur سَرَائے (public house) · nl kroeg (public house) · tg майхона (public house) · hy գինետուն (public house) · uk кна́йпа (public house) · vi quán rượu (public house) · uk тракти́р (public house) · ga teach óil (public house) · mr पब (public house) · ro cârciumă (public house) · hu talponálló (public house) · da værtshus (public house) · kmr bar (public house) · sip ཆང་ཁང (public house) · et pubi (public house) · pt taberna (public house) · hsb korčma (public house) · ru таве́рна (public house) · sh кр̏чма (public house) · th ร้านเหล้า (public house) · bo ཆང་ཁང (public house) · hy գարեջրատուն (public house) · ar مَشْرَب (public house) · yue 酒吧 (public house) · pl piwiarnia (public house) · pt boteco (public house) · dsb kjarcma (public house) · de Lokal (public house) · hsb knajpa (public house) · ru корчма́ (public house) · fr taverne (public house) · enm taverne (public house) · bg механа́ (public house) · mk паб (public house) · hi सराय (public house) · ltg krūgs (public house) · prs مَیْخَانَه (public house) · ug قاۋاق (public house) · az meyxana (public house) · et kõrts (public house) · ug قاۋاقخانا (public house) · mk крчма (public house) · hi मैख़ाना (public house) · pt bar (public house) · et trahter (public house) · ru тракти́р (public house) · lt smuklė (public house) · el καπηλειό (public house) · hy փաբ (public house) · az pivəxana (public house) · es pub (public house) · hi बार (public house) · uz pivoxona (public house) · nn pub (public house) · sh меха̀на (public house) · lt baras (public house) · ar حَانَة (public house) · sv krog (public house) · gu પબ (public house) · hi पब (public house) · el παμπ (public house) · is knæpa (public house) · mi pāparakāuta (public house) · km បារ (public house) · ru бар (public house) · th ผับ (public house) · de Bar (public house) · es taberna (public house) · uk паб (public house) · mk меана (public house) · ms pub (public house) · ko 바 (public house) · uk бар (public house) · br ostaleri (public house) · fi kapakka (public house) · sk hostinec (public house) · ru пивну́шка (public house) · sh mehàna (public house) · cmn 酒吧 (public house) · kk сырахана (public house) · lv krogs (public house) · hu kocsma (public house) · pl pub (public house) · ga teach leanna (public house) · ja 居酒屋 (public house) · ia café (public house) · uk пивни́ця (public house) · ko 술집 (public house) · uk ко́рчма (public house) · la taberna (public house) · tr birahane (public house) · is bar (public house) · ia pub (public house) · uk ши́нок (public house) · nan-hbl 酒館 /酒馆 (public house) · vi tửu quán (public house) · uk пивна́ (public house)