estaminet

American  

[es-ta-mee-ne] / ɛs ta miˈnɛ /

noun

French.

PLURAL

estaminets

1. a bistro or small café.

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estaminet British  

/ ɛstaminɛ /

noun

1. a small café, bar, or bistro, esp a shabby one

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Etymology

Origin of estaminet

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

“On the way out, the lady of the estaminet said to the Resistance boys, ‘Your friend isn’t from round here, is he?’

From Washington Post

She perceived, however, that his excursions might be connected with business in some way or other, for he never expended money, as he would had he gone to a café or estaminet.

From Project Gutenberg

Halfway we stop at an estaminet for beer.

From Project Gutenberg

I soon found out that the Germans frequented the estaminet; and, what was more to the point—luck again, mark you—that the gunners who ran the battery I was out after almost lived there.

From Project Gutenberg

He and a friend went out for a stroll in the evening; they visited an estaminet, where they found poor wine but a charming girl.

From Project Gutenberg