Rathskeller
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
- 2 a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall wordnet
Etymology
From German Rathskeller, obsolete spelling of Ratskeller. In English the obsolete spelling has often been retained to avoid the association with rodents.