"A coffee please!"
This is the big day.
It is (finally!) Possible to enjoy a drink ... sitting on the terrace.
Whether you are a
"frog"
, that is to say a water drinker, or you want to
"blow in the inkwell"
all evening, or get drunk until
"throwing your heart on the floor"
, bistros and cafes are reopening their doors today.
Do you remember those words and expressions related to these establishments?
Some have fallen into disuse, others have simply been relegated to the closet, pandemic obliges.
After these long months of separation, the editorial staff invites you to (re) discover them.
Take the word
“loufiat”
.
Appeared in 1808 to designate an
"idiot, a simple man"
, then a
"goujat, a valet"
, it designates in popular language a
"waiter",
we read in the Treasury of the French language.
When you swallow a coffee before heading to the office, you drink a
"bougnat"
, a word of Auvergne origin.
And if you are served a
"pichtegorne"
, expect to have a few nods the next day.
Can you find the meaning of these bistro words? Check it at the end of this quiz.