gasterij

== Dutch == === Etymology === From gasten (“to be a guest; to wassail”) +‎ -erij. The modern sense seems to have developed in the twentieth century. The term seems to have been used for some tavern-like establishment until the mid-nineteenth century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɣɑs.təˈrɛi̯/ Hyphenation: gas‧te‧rij Rhymes: -ɛi̯ === Noun === gasterij f (plural gasterijen, diminutive gasterijtje n) hotel and/or catering establishment (generic term that is used for hotels, restaurants and cafés, often in names) (obsolete) feast, banquet 1582, Hans de Ries (aka Hans Caspier), Lietboeck inhoudende schriftuerlijcke vermaen liederen, claech liederen, gebeden, danck liederen, lofsanghen, psalmen, ende ander stichtelijcke liederen, publ. by Dierick Mullem, xi. (obsolete) bacchanal, revelry 1847, Steven Blaupot ten Cate, Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland, Vol. 1, P. N. van Kampen (publ.) 165. 1914, J. de Hullu, "Voeding op VOC-schepen", 544, quoting a 1616 VOC victuals list. ==== Synonyms ==== (feast): gastmaal (bacchanal): brasserij slemppartij