bistro
pronunciation
How to pronounce bistro in British English:
UK [ˈbi:strəʊ]
How to pronounce bistro in American English:
US [ˈbistroʊ]
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- Noun:
- a small informal restaurant; serves wine
Word Origin
- bistro (n.)
- 1906, from French bistro (1884), originally Parisian slang for "little wineshop or restaurant," which is of unknown origin. Commonly said to be from Russian bee-stra "quickly," picked up during the Allied occupation of Paris in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon; but this, however quaint, is unlikely. Another guess is that it is from bistraud "a little shepherd," a word of the Poitou dialect, from biste "goat."
Example
- 1. Charlie told us a good story one saturday night in the bistro .
- 2. Chefs juggling plates of steaming sauerkraut with noodles are just the tip of the iceberg at la choucrouterie bistro and playhouse .
- 3. One heard queer conversations in the bistro . As a sample I give you charlie , one of the local curiosities , talking .
- 4. But residents can also spot alligators and egrets from an air boat in the everglades or have a leisurely drink at a bistro downtown .
- 5. You ever been to bistro on fifth ?