hof
hof · hofs
An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or houseAn enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
/hoʊf/
Meaning
3 sensesAn enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
(Germanic)A temple, sanctuary, a shrine, or hall.
A Korean-style bar or pub.
Origin
Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff. Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hoBorrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff.
Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hof, reinforced in modern (post-1990, chiefly neopagan) use by Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”).
Borrowed from Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus. In English, the spelling has been re-aligned with the Korean term's etymon.
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