bistro

(bē'strō, bĭs'trō)
n., pl., -tros.

1. A small bar, tavern, or nightclub.
2. A small, informal restaurant serving wine.

[French bistro or bistrot, tavern owner, tavern.]

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[BEES-troh; BIHS-troh] A small cafe, usually serving modest, down-to-earth food and wine. This word is also sometimes used to refer to a small nightclub (the French bistrot means "pub").

Proprietary name used by J.P. Morgan for creating collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) from credit derivatives. The Broad Index Secured Trust Offering (BISTRO) was introduced in 1997 and was the predecessor to the synthetic collateralized debt obligation structure that become popular in the following years.

Investopedia Says:
A synthetic CDO utilized credit derivatives as a means of transferring credit risk in a portfolio. Synthetic CDOs may be used by banks to manage risk capital and use credit default swaps rather than asset ownership. BISTRO is believed to be one of the first synthetic CDO instruments ever created.

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For a list of words related to bistro, see:

• Cuisines, Meals, and Restaurants - bistro: small, unpretentious restaurant or tavern serving simple fare
• Bars, Bar Tools, and Habitués - bistro: small bar or tavern, esp. European

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bistro

Nederlands (Dutch)
bistro, café

Français (French)
n. - bistrot

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bistro, kleine Kneipe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπιστρό, μικρό εστιατόριο

Italiano (Italian)
bistrot

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pequeno bar (m)

Русский (Russian)
бистро

Español (Spanish)
n. - pequeño restaurante o bar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - café, krog, bistro

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小酒馆, 夜总会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小酒館, 夜總會

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선술집

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小さい酒場, 小さなナイトクラブ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حانه أو مطعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסעדה קטנה, בר, ביסטרו‬

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