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speak·eas·y

(spēk′ē′zē)
n. pl. speak·eas·ies
A place for the illegal sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, as during Prohibition in the United States.
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speakeasy

(ˈspiːkˌiːzɪ)
n, pl -easies
(Brewing) US a place where alcoholic drink was sold illicitly during Prohibition
[C19: from speak + easy (in the sense: gently, quietly)]
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speak•eas•y

(ˈspikˌi zi)

n., pl. -eas•ies.
a place selling alcoholic beverages illegally, esp. during Prohibition.
[1885–90, Amer.]
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Noun 1. [画像:speakeasy - (during prohibition) an illegal barroom]speakeasy - (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
bar, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom - a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
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Translations

speakeasy

[ˈspiːkˌiːzɪ] N (US) → taberna f clandestina
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

speakeasy

[ˈspiːkiːzi] n → speakeasy m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

speakeasy

n (US) → Mondscheinkneipe f (inf, Lokal, in dem während der Prohibition Alkohol ausgeschenkt wurde)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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Critique: A unique, Prohibition-era novel that mirrors the innate hypocrisy in society with an unusual protagonist who preaches the gospel while delivering illegal alcohol, The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival is a smartly written view askew, and a page turner to the end.
The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival
For drinks, in true speakeasy fashion (although he clarifies they are not technically a speakeasy because the bar is not secret), Carlos recommends the Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour.
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The new 60-person capacity speakeasy bar on the Arena concourse takes customers back nine decades in time.
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