бистро

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bistro, according to folk etymology version borrowed from Russian бы́стро (býstro) "quickly" in 1814, when Russian Army was in Paris.

In actual fact, the word is pure French, first attested only in 1884, possibly from bistingot (pub). Especially the last letter 't' completely excludes Russian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈstro]
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Noun

бистро́ (bistró) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. bistro

See also


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French bistro.

Noun

бѝстро̄ m (Latin spelling bìstrō)

  1. bistro

Declension

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