شربتخانه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
A compound of شربت (şerbet, “sharbat; sherbet”) + خانه (hâne, “place”).
Noun
شربتخانه • (şerbethane)
- (euphemistic) wineshop, tavern, inn, a place where drinks and food are served
- Synonyms: میخانه (meyhane), میكده (meykede)
Descendants
- Turkish: şerbethane
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şerbethane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4460
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شربتخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1121