"hole-in-the-wall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hole-in-the-walls [plural], holes-in-the-wall [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|holes-in-the-wall}} hole-in-the-wall (plural hole-in-the-walls or holes-in-the-wall)
  1. A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked. Translations (a small or obscure place): boui-boui [masculine] (French), gargote (French), 穴場 (anaba) (alt: あなば) (Japanese), gurgustium [neuter] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-hole-in-the-wall-en-noun-HrIOlPIV Disambiguation of 'a small or obscure place': 57 43
  2. (colloquial, chiefly British) An automated teller machine (ATM). Tags: British, colloquial
    Sense id: en-hole-in-the-wall-en-noun-4~bBxAtQ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hole in the wall Related terms: know someone from a hole in the wall

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hole-in-the-wall meaning in English (2.0kB)

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