howff

haʊf

Definition

Definition of howff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culture

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Scottish tavern or public house

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They spent the evening at their favorite howff.

alehouse

inn

pub

place

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favorite meeting place or haunt

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The old tavern was a popular howff for the locals.

hangout

haunt

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Origin of howff

Scots, howff (meeting place)

Examples of howff in a sentence

Locals gathered at the howff for a pint.
The coffee shop became their regular howff.
That cozy corner is my favorite howff for reading.

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French:pub, repère, ...
German:Pub, Treffpunkt, ...
Italian:pub, punto di incontro, ...
Spanish:taberna, lugar de encuentro, ...
Portuguese:taberna, ponto de encontro, ...
Chinese:酒馆, 聚会地点, ...
Japanese:居酒屋, お気に入りの集会所, ...
Arabic:حانة, ملتقى, ...
Hebrew:פָּאבּ, מָקוֹם מִפְגָּשׁ, ...
Russian:паб, любимое место встречи, ...
Ukrainian:паб, улюблене місце зустрічей, ...
Hindi:मदिरालय, पसंदीदा मिलन स्थल, ...
Bengali:মদের দোকান, প্রিয় মিলনস্থল, ...
Catalan:taverna, lloc de trobada, ...
Czech:hospoda, doupě, ...
Danish:pub, mødested, ...
Dutch:kroeg, stamkroeg, ...
Greek:ταβέρνα, στέκι, ...
Hungarian:kocsma, törzshely, ...
Khmer:រោងស្រាបែបស្កុតឡែន, កន្លែងជួបជុំដែលចូលចិត្តទៅជាប្រចាំ, ...
Korean:호프, 단골집, ...
Persian:میخانه, پاتوق, ...
Polish:pub, ulubione miejsce spotkań, ...
Portuguese (BR):pub, ponto de encontro, ...
Romanian:cârciumă, loc de întâlnire preferat, ...
Swedish:pub, tillhåll, ...
Thai:ร้านเหล้าสกอตแลนด์, ที่นัดพบ, ...
Turkish:meyhane, buluşma yeri, ...
Vietnamese:quán rượu, điểm hẹn, ...

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