bistro

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbiːstrəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɪstroʊ, ˈbistroʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bis′trō; Fr. bē strō′)


Inflections of 'bistro' (n): npl: bistros

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bis•tro /ˈbɪstroʊ, ˈbistroʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tros. 
  1. a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
  2. a small nightclub or bar.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bis•tro  (bis′trō; Fr. bē strō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. bis•tros 
    (bis′trōz; Fr. bē strō′).USA pronunciation 
  1. a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
  2. a small nightclub or restaurant.
  • French bistro(t), origin, originally argot, first attested in the sense "proprietor of a tavern'' (1884); of obscure origin, originally
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bistro / ˈbiːstrəʊ/ ( -tros)
  1. a small restaurant
Etymology: French: of obscure origin; perhaps from Russian bistro fast
'bistro' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
café - estaminet

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