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beer garden

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages. In Bavaria (Germany) often under horse chestnut trees, where you are allowed to bring your own food if you consume the restauration's beverages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A restobar, a pub restaurant, a restaurant known for serving beer and food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: tavern, tap house

History

Etymology

A calque of German Biergarten, equivalent to beer + garden.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: градина (gradina) — outdoor section of a public house
  • Finnish: terassi — outdoor section of a public house
  • German: Biergarten — outdoor section of a public house
  • German: Gastgarten — outdoor section of a public house
  • Hungarian: sörkert — outdoor section of a public house
  • Hungarian: sörudvar — outdoor section of a public house
  • Japanese: ビアガーデン — outdoor section of a public house
  • Korean: 비어 가든 (bieo gadeun) — outdoor section of a public house
  • Low German: Beergoorn — outdoor section of a public house
  • Polish: ogródek piwny — outdoor section of a public house
  • Russian: пивной сад (pivnoj sad) — outdoor section of a public house