estaminet noun.
[ɛstaminɛ] Pl. pronounced same,
[-z].
E19.[French from Walloon staminé byre, from stamo pole to which a cow is tethered in a stall, prob. from German Stamm stem, trunk.]Orig., a café where smoking was allowed. Now, a small unpretentious café selling wine, beer, etc.
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