"piano bar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piano bars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} piano bar (plural piano bars)
  1. A drinking establishment featuring, as an enticement to customers, a musician playing a piano or similar keyboard-based instrument. Wikipedia link: piano bar
    Sense id: en-piano_bar-en-noun-frJVVBpH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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