auberge
[ oh-bairzh; French oh-berzh ]
/ oʊˈbɛərʒ; French oʊˈbɛrʒ /
noun, plural au·berges [oh-bair-zhiz; French oh-berzh] /oʊˈbɛər ʒɪz; French oʊˈbɛrʒ/.
an inn; hostel.
Origin of auberge
1770–80; < French, Middle French < Provençal, Franco-Provençal
aubergo hostelry, Old Provençal
alberga, alberja encampment, hut, noun derivative of
albergar, dissimilated form of
arbergar to lodge, shelter < Vulgar Latin < East Germanic
*haribergōn to shelter an armed force (
hari- army +
bergōn to shelter); cf.
harbinger,
harbor < a West Germanic cognate of the same verb
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British Dictionary definitions for auberge
auberge
/ (French obɛrʒ) /
noun
an inn or tavern
Word Origin for auberge
C17: from French, from Old Provençal
alberga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon
heriberga army shelter