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Definition of “estaminet”

estaminet (French) (ɛstaminɛ) 

Definitions

noun

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

Word Origin

C19: from French, perhaps from Walloon dialect staminet manger

Example Sentences Including 'estaminet'

Eventually the officer `emerged from an estaminet , and gave some impression of wiping drops of beer from his moustache.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)

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