Ratskeller

/ German (ˈraːtskɛlər) /


noun
  1. the cellar of a town hall, esp one used as a beer hall or restaurant

  2. any similar establishment, esp in the US

Origin of Ratskeller

1
German: from Rat (haus) town hall + Keller cellar

Words Nearby Ratskeller

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How to use Ratskeller in a sentence

  • He got his hosts to bring him to the Ratskeller where they sat down to comedy-sized beers and huge, suspicious steaming wursts.

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