auberge
auberge · auberges
An inn or hostelAn inn or hostel.
/oʊˈbɛɹʒ/
Meaning
1 sensesAn inn or hostel.
More definitions
- a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as auberge, aBorrowed from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as auberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century Old Occitan alberga (“camp, hut”), derived from albergar (“to host”). The term originated in Frankish *harjabergu, composed of the elements *harjaz (“army”) (compare German Heer) and *berganą (“to shelter, to protect”), whence German bergen. Doublet of albergo and harbor.
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