pothouse vs tavern

pothouse and tavern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pothouse	Yes	No	No	No
tavern	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tavern is a hypernym of pothouse; that is, tavern is a word with a broader meaning than pothouse:

pothouse: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
tavern: a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

Other hypernyms of pothouse include tap house.

pothouse (noun)	tavern (noun)
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals	a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks