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ruin pub

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Calque of Hungarian romkocsma.

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: romkocsma — bar inhabiting an old building
  • Russian: ру́ин-бар (rúin-bar) — bar inhabiting an old building
  • Russian: ру́ин-паб (rúin-pab) — bar inhabiting an old building