estaminet

[ es-ta-mee-ne ]

noun

, French.

, plural es·ta·mi·nets [es-t, a, -mee-, ne].

1. a bistro or small café.

estaminet

/ ɛstaminɛ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of estaminet¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Word History and Origins

Origin of estaminet¹

C19: from French, perhaps from Walloon dialect staminet manger

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