bistrot
French, noun/bis.tʁo/
bistrot is spelled B-I-S-T-R-O-T (7 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bistrot is a French masculine noun meaning “alternative form of bistro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit café ou restaurant sans prétention”.
What does bistrot mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of bistro
- 2
masculinepublican
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit café ou restaurant sans prétention. 2. Tenancier de débit de boissons
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bistrot
- bistrots plural
- bistrote feminine
- bistro
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bistrot?
- /bis.tʁo/
- \bis.tʁo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bistrot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bistrot in French?
bistrot appears 1.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).