Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bar parlour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: bar -par-lour
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, often cozier, section within a larger pub or inn, distinct from the main bar area.

Example Sentences

"I was feeling wilted and dry after some hours in the driving cab with the sun on it. I suggested that we might remove discussion from the middle of the street to some more congenial spot. We passed round their trucks through a familiar litter of cases of biscuits, chests of tea, sides of bacon, sacks of sugar, blocks of salt, and all the rest of it to a small bar-parlour next door."

Inflected Forms

bar parlours (plural)

Questions

What does bar parlour mean?: A small, often cozier, section within a larger pub or inn, distinct from the main bar area.

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