Definition of Estaminet

1. Noun. A small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee.

Generic synonyms: Cafe, Coffee Bar, Coffee Shop, Coffeehouse

Definition of Estaminet

1. n. A café, or room in a café, in which smoking is allowed.

Definition of Estaminet

1. Noun. A small café or bar. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Estaminet

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Estaminet

establishers
establishes
establisheth
establishing
establishing shot
establishing shots
establishment
establishment growth
establishmentarian
establishmentarianism
establishmentism
establishments
establisht
estacade
estacades
estaminet (current term)
estaminets
estampede
estancia
estancias
estate
estate agent
estate car
estate cars
estate for life
estate in land
estate of the realm
estate sale
estate tax
estate taxes

Literary usage of Estaminet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Germany in MDCCCXXXI by John Strang (1836)
"... and Pursuits—Wine-house of Lutter and Wegener—the favourite haunt of ETA Hoffman, the celebrated romance writer—his Character and Writings—estaminet of ..."

2. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"... attractions—The Restaurant of Paolo Broggi—The estaminet du Divan—Literary waiters and Boniface— Major Fraser—The mystery surrounding his origin—Another ..."

3. Germany in MDCCCXXI. by John Strang (1836)
"... pursuits—Wine-house of Lutter and Wegener—the favourite haunt of BTA Hoffmann, the celebrated romance writer—his charact.-r and writings—estaminet of ..."

4. Revue et gazette musicale de Paris (1840)
"L'estaminet est, en Belgique, le plus cruel ennemi de la prospérité des théâtres. Vous comprendriez difficilement, monsieur, ce qu'un pareil lieu peut avoir ..."

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