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noun
A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To eat at a bistro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small informal restaurant; serves wine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery
History
Attested from c. 1920, from the French bistro(t) with the original meaning "proprietor of a tavern" (1880s), of unknown origin, presumably regional French dialect. See the French etymology for more.
Across languages
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
