bistro

At the Bistro, painting by Jean Beraud

Meanings

Noun

A small restaurant.
A small bar or pub.

Verb

to eat at a bistro

Origin

Attested from c. 1920, from the French bistro with the original meaning "proprietor of a tavern" (1880s), of Unknown origin, presumably regional French dialect.

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