"ruin pub" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ruin pubs [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Hungarian romkocsma. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|hu|romkocsma}} Calque of Hungarian romkocsma Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruin pub (plural ruin pubs)
  1. A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest. Categories (topical): Restaurants Categories (place): Hungary Synonyms: ruin bar Translations (bar inhabiting an old building): romkocsma (Hungarian), ру́ин-бар (rúin-bar) [masculine] (Russian), ру́ин-паб (rúin-pab) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ruin_pub-en-noun-UQrGQ0hK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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