ESTAMINET


Meaning of ESTAMINET in English

[ ɛ'stamɪneɪ ]

■ noun a small cafe selling alcoholic drinks.

Origin

Fr., from Walloon staminé 'byre', from stamo 'a pole for tethering a cow', prob. from Ger. Stamm 'stem'.

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