barrelhouse

[ bar-uh l-hous ]
/ ˈbær əlˌhaʊs /

noun, plural bar·rel·hous·es [bar-uh l-hou-ziz] /ˈbær əlˌhaʊ zɪz/ for 1.

a cheap saloon, especially one in New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century: so called from the racks of liquor barrels originally placed along the walls.
a vigorous style of jazz originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century.

Origin of barrelhouse

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; barrel + house

British Dictionary definitions for barrelhouse

barrelhouse
/ (ˈbærəlˌhaʊs) /

noun

US a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
  1. a vigorous and unpolished style of jazz for piano, originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans
  2. (as modifier)barrelhouse blues