buvette

See also: Buvette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French buvette.

Noun

buvette (plural buvettes)

  1. bar (place where beverages are sold), mainly in French contexts

French

Etymology

buv(ez/ons) + -ette. Diminutive form of boire (Old French boivre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /by.vɛt/
  • Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):(file)

Noun

buvette f (plural buvettes)

  1. bar (place where beverages are sold) particularly a small one

Descendants

  • English: buvette
  • Haitian Creole: bivèt
  • Italian: buvette
  • Switzerland German: Buvette

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French buvette.

Noun

buvette f (invariable)

  1. cafeteria in the Italian parliament
  2. bar (in a theatre etc.)