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bistro

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See also: Bistro, bistró, bistrò, and bistrô

English

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WOTD – 29 July 2009
At the Bistro, painting by Jean Beraud

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bistro (plural bistros)

  1. A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pub
    • 2018 June 16, Claire Mufson, “Paris Bistros Became Symbols of Resilience. But Are They Unesco Worthy?”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-03-01:
      Now, a coalition of bistro owners, unions and trade organizations is lobbying to get Unesco to grant Paris's sidewalk bistros and cafes official status as France's "intangible cultural heritage."
    • 2023 December 4, Nina Mesfin, “The New Must-Have for Every Stocking: French Canadian Meat Pie!”, in The New Yorker‎[2], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-17:
      The rule that Christmas preparations should wait until after Thanksgiving doesn't apply to Hugue Dufour and his wife, Sarah Obraitis, the owners of M. Wells, a Québécois bistro in Long Island City.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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bistro (third-person singular simple present bistros, present participle bistroing, simple past and past participle bistroed)

  1. (rare) To eat at a bistro.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French bistro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bistro c (singular definite bistroen, plural indefinite bistroer)

  1. A bistro.

Inflection

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Declension of bistro
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bistro bistroen bistroer bistroerne
genitive bistros bistroens bistroers bistroernes

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Esperanto

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Noun

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bistro (accusative singular bistron, plural bistroj, accusative plural bistrojn)

  1. bistre

Finnish

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Etymology

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From French bistro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbistro/, [ˈbis̠.tro̞]
  • Rhymes: -istro
  • Hyphenation(key): bist‧ro

Noun

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bistro

  1. bistro

Declension

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Inflection of bistro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative bistro bistrot
genitive bistron bistrojen
partitive bistroa bistroja
illative bistroon bistroihin
singular plural
nominative bistro bistrot
accusative nom. bistro bistrot
gen. bistron
genitive bistron bistrojen
partitive bistroa bistroja
inessive bistrossa bistroissa
elative bistrosta bistroista
illative bistroon bistroihin
adessive bistrolla bistroilla
ablative bistrolta bistroilta
allative bistrolle bistroille
essive bistrona bistroina
translative bistroksi bistroiksi
abessive bistrotta bistroitta
instructive — bistroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bistro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bistroni bistroni
accusative nom. bistroni bistroni
gen. bistroni
genitive bistroni bistrojeni
partitive bistroani bistrojani
inessive bistrossani bistroissani
elative bistrostani bistroistani
illative bistrooni bistroihini
adessive bistrollani bistroillani
ablative bistroltani bistroiltani
allative bistrolleni bistroilleni
essive bistronani bistroinani
translative bistrokseni bistroikseni
abessive bistrottani bistroittani
instructive — —
comitative — bistroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bistrosi bistrosi
accusative nom. bistrosi bistrosi
gen. bistrosi
genitive bistrosi bistrojesi
partitive bistroasi bistrojasi
inessive bistrossasi bistroissasi
elative bistrostasi bistroistasi
illative bistroosi bistroihisi
adessive bistrollasi bistroillasi
ablative bistroltasi bistroiltasi
allative bistrollesi bistroillesi
essive bistronasi bistroinasi
translative bistroksesi bistroiksesi
abessive bistrottasi bistroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bistroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bistromme bistromme
accusative nom. bistromme bistromme
gen. bistromme
genitive bistromme bistrojemme
partitive bistroamme bistrojamme
inessive bistrossamme bistroissamme
elative bistrostamme bistroistamme
illative bistroomme bistroihimme
adessive bistrollamme bistroillamme
ablative bistroltamme bistroiltamme
allative bistrollemme bistroillemme
essive bistronamme bistroinamme
translative bistroksemme bistroiksemme
abessive bistrottamme bistroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bistroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bistronne bistronne
accusative nom. bistronne bistronne
gen. bistronne
genitive bistronne bistrojenne
partitive bistroanne bistrojanne
inessive bistrossanne bistroissanne
elative bistrostanne bistroistanne
illative bistroonne bistroihinne
adessive bistrollanne bistroillanne
ablative bistroltanne bistroiltanne
allative bistrollenne bistroillenne
essive bistronanne bistroinanne
translative bistroksenne bistroiksenne
abessive bistrottanne bistroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bistroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bistronsa bistronsa
accusative nom. bistronsa bistronsa
gen. bistronsa
genitive bistronsa bistrojensa
partitive bistroaan
bistroansa 		bistrojaan
bistrojansa
inessive bistrossaan
bistrossansa 		bistroissaan
bistroissansa
elative bistrostaan
bistrostansa 		bistroistaan
bistroistansa
illative bistroonsa bistroihinsa
adessive bistrollaan
bistrollansa 		bistroillaan
bistroillansa
ablative bistroltaan
bistroltansa 		bistroiltaan
bistroiltansa
allative bistrolleen
bistrollensa 		bistroilleen
bistroillensa
essive bistronaan
bistronansa 		bistroinaan
bistroinansa
translative bistrokseen
bistroksensa 		bistroikseen
bistroiksensa
abessive bistrottaan
bistrottansa 		bistroittaan
bistroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bistroineen
bistroinensa

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The legend of the origin of the word due to the Russian occupation in 1814.

The etymology is unclear; it is presumed to come from a regional word: bistro, bistrot, bistingo, or bistraud, a word in the Poitou dialect which means a "lesser servant", or bistouille, bistrouille, a colloquial term from the northern area of France[1] 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,[2] the next in 1892 ("bistrot").

A popular folk etymology of the word claims that it originated among Russian troops who occupied Paris following the Napoleonic Wars. In taverns they would shout the Russian бы́стро (býstro, “quickly”) to the waiters, so that "bistro" took on the meaning of a place where food was served quickly.[3] This etymology is rejected, due to the 69 year gap between the proposed origin and the first attestation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bistro m (plural bistros)

  1. bistro
  2. (metonymically, France) proprietor of a bistro
    Synonym: bistrotier

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Brazilian Portuguese: bistrô
  • → Danish: bistro
  • → English: bistro

References

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  1. ^ Glenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina. Food Culture In Russia And Central Asia. →ISBN. Page 154.
  2. ^ Robert K. Barnhart. The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology. →ISBN. Page 94.
  3. ^ Scarborough, Jack. The Origins of Cultural Differences and Their Impact on Management. →ISBN. Page 172; Joseph, Nadine. Passport France. World Trade Press, 1997. Page 84.

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French bistre.

Noun

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bistro m (plural bistri)

  1. bistre

Etymology 2

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Verb

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bistro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bistrare

Further reading

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  • bistro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bistro.

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Noun

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bistro n (indeclinable)

  1. bistro (small restaurant)
    paryskie bistro ― a Parisian bistro
    pobliskie bistro ― a nearby bistro
    małe bistro ― a small bistro
    bar i bistro ― bar and bistro

Declension

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Declension of bistro
singular plural
nominative bistro bistra
genitive bistra bister
dative bistru bistrom
accusative bistro bistra
instrumental bistrem bistrami
locative bistrze bistrach
vocative bistro bistra

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Indeclinable.

Further reading

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  • bistro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bistro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Noun

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bistro n (plural bistrouri)

  1. Alternative form of bistrou

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bistro bistroul bistrouri bistrourile
genitive-dative bistro bistroului bistrouri bistrourilor
vocative bistroule bistrourilor

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From French bistro.

Noun

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bìstrō m (Cyrillic spelling бѝстро̄)

  1. bistro

Declension

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Declension of bistro
singular plural
nominative bistro bistroi
genitive bistroa bistroa
dative bistrou bistroima
accusative bistro bistroe
vocative bistro bistroi
locative bistrou bistroima
instrumental bistroom bistroima

Adjective

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bistro

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of bistar

Adverb

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bistro

  1. clearly

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbistɾo/ [ˈbis.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -istɾo
  • Syllabification: bis‧tro

Noun

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bistro m (plural bistros)

  1. bistro

Swedish

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Etymology

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From French bistro. Attested since 1947.

Noun

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bistro c

  1. small bar or café

Declension

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Declension of bistro
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bistro bistros
definite bistron bistrons
plural indefinite bistroer bistroers
definite bistroerna bistroernas

References

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