/ ˈbiːstrəʊ; NAmE -stroʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a small informal restaurant
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: French ; perhaps related to bistouille , a northern colloquial term meaning bad alcohol, perhaps from Russian bystro rapidly.
/ ˈbiːstrəʊ; NAmE -stroʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a small informal restaurant
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: French ; perhaps related to bistouille , a northern colloquial term meaning bad alcohol, perhaps from Russian bystro rapidly.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005