ˈrätˌskelə(r), ˈratˌs-, ˈrȧtˌs-, ˈrathˌs-, ˈraath- noun
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Etymology: German ratskeller (formerly spelled rathskeller ) restaurant in the basement of a town hall, from rat council (from Middle High German rāt advice, supply, council, from Old High German, advice, supply) + keller cellar, basement, from Old High German kellāri, from Latin cellarium — more at read , cellar
: a restaurant located usually below the street level and patterned after the cellar or basement of a German city hall where beer or wine is sold