bistro

Etymology
Attested from c. 1920, from the with the original meaning "proprietor of a tavern" (1880s), of  origin, presumably regional French dialect. See the French etymology for more.

Noun

 * 1) A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Basque: bistro
 * Catalan: bistrot
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ביסטרו
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin:
 * Malay: bistro
 * Marathi: बिस्ट्रो
 * Norwegian: bistro
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, casa de comidas
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: bistro
 * Ukrainian: бістро
 * Welsh: bistro


 * Armenian:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Marathi: बिस्ट्रो
 * Polish:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Slovak:

Verb

 * 1)  To eat at a bistro.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A.

Noun

 * 1) bistre

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) bistro

Etymology
The etymology is unclear; it is presumed to come from a regional word: bistro, bistrot, bistingo, or bistraud, a word in the dialect which means a "lesser servant", or bistouille, bistrouille, a colloquial term from the northern area of France for a mixture of brandy and coffee, the kind of beverage that could be served at a bistro. The first recorded use of the word appears in 1884, the next in 1892 ("bistrot").

A popular folk etymology of the word claims that it originated among Russian troops who occupied Paris following the. In taverns they would shout the Russian to the waiters, so that "bistro" took on the meaning of a place where food was served quickly. This etymology is rejected, due to the 69 year gap between the proposed origin and the first attestation.

Noun

 * 1)  proprietor of a bistro
 * 1)  proprietor of a bistro

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) bistre

Etymology
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Declension
or

Indeclinable.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) bistro

Adverb

 * 1) clearly

Etymology
From. Attested since 1947.

Noun

 * 1) small bar or café