How to pronounce bistro
American English pronunciation
BEE-stroh
- IPA
- /ˈbistɹoʊ/
- Syllables
- BEE · stroh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- BIS-troh
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What bistro means
A small, casual restaurant serving simple meals
In a sentence: We shared a bowl of soup at a tiny bistro on the corner.
Where it comes from: It shows up in English around 1920, from French. In the 1880s the French word meant the owner of a small tavern, and it presumably came from a local French dialect.
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