estaminet
noun
a bistro or small café.
estaminets
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pluralof estaminet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thinking of luckier comrades guzzling in country estaminets and town bistros, the runway builders began to grouse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The French estaminets in the villages are open from eleven in the morning until one in the afternoon in accordance with army orders.
From Over the Top by Arthur Guy Empey
I reached Ouderham, which was at that time out of the range of the fire; estaminets were getting ready to close for the night, the hour of ten having struck.
From S.O.S. Stand to! by Reginald Grant
It is an old convent, now occupied by irreligious tenants on the upper three floors, restaurants and estaminets on the lower floor.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Floyd Gibbons
Satia te sanguine You come among men; laughing At the ramp of the strange beasts Roaring our songs in estaminets, With our hands hungry for life again.
From Eidola by Frederic Manning
