Etymology

bistro

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Today it means: A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine. Full definition →

French bistro(t)
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  1. French · borrowed frombistro(t)
  2. English todaybistro

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.

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