bistro

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See also: Bistro, bistró, bistrò, and bistrô

English

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At the Bistro, painting by Jean Beraud

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bistro (plural bistros)

  1. A small restaurant.
  2. A small bar or pub.

Synonyms

Translations

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Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From French bistro.

Pronunciation

Noun

bistro c (singular definite bistroen, plural indefinite bistroer)

  1. A bistro.

Inflection

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. bistre

Finnish

Noun

bistro

  1. bistro

Declension

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

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

The etymology is unclear, and is presumed to come from a regional word: bistro, bistrot, bistingo, or bistraud, a word in the Poitou dialect which means a "lesser servant." Another offered is bistouille or bistrouille, a colloquial term from the northern area of France,[1] which is a mixture of brandy and coffee; precisely the kind of beverage that could be served at a bistro. The first recorded use of the word appears in 1884,[2], and again 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. In Russia restaurants are not traditionally called bistros, and the concept of the fast-serving restaurant as used in Russian is seen as a French import, unrelated to the supposed Russian origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

bistro m (plural bistros)

  1. bistro

References

  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.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

bistro m (plural bistri)

  1. bistre

Verb

bistro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bistrare

Verb

bistro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bistrare

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French bistro.

Noun

bìstrō m (Cyrillic spelling бѝстро̄)

  1. bistro

Declension

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

Spanish

Noun

bistro m (plural bistros)

  1. bistro
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