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16-4-2010 JJV

Petit bistro

Saint-Trond / Sint-Truiden

"[e]ke" = diminutif néerlandais & flamand

Little "bistro" (café)
Bistro/bistrot is popularly but incorrectly believed to be derived from Russian for "Quick/Fast/Hurry" (bystrob).
It is said that Russian soldiers (brief post-Napoleonic occupation of Paris),
having slipped away unauthorized for a quick drink,
demanded service shouting "bystrob".

Here, used with a Dutch/Flemish diminutive ending.


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Stephanie17-Apr-2010 10:04
How charming! V
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