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bar.

bar (establishment offering alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpaːr]
  1. bar (establishment offering alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises)

    masculine
  2. bar (counter at which such beverages are sold or offered)

    masculine
  3. a counter where a buffet or a specialized kind of food is offered

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English bar (1), from Old French barre.

noun[ˈpaːr]
  1. bar (unit of pressure)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English bar (2), from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”).

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