guinguette means A sort of outdoor tavern that once existed in the suburbs of Paris. It carries an Arena rating of 1404, earned across 28 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, guinguette ranks #1,126 of 13,223 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #1,578 of 13,223 for Most Elegant Words, #1,674 of 13,223 for Most Beautiful Words, #1,942 of 13,223 for Most Vivid Words.
guinguette is pronounced /ɡæŋˈɡɛt/.
Why “guinguette” is a great word
A small, informal outdoor tavern or cafe, originally in the suburbs of Paris, serving cheap wine and providing space for dancing and socializing. From the French guinguette, itself from guinguet, a term for a cheap, sour white wine produced in the Île-de-France region in the 17th century. Unlike a cabaret, with its staged performances in a closed room, or a bistro, centered on the serving of meals, a guinguette is an open-air paean to communal leisure. It is the sticky feel of rough planks underfoot, the sharp tang of the house wine cutting through the dust of the riverbank, and the sound of an accordion spilling into twilight as workday formality dissolves into a waltz—a humble, temporary republic of joy carved from the city’s fringe.
Etymology
Borrowed from French guinguette.
noun
- A sort of outdoor tavern that once existed in the suburbs of Paris“Our walks, tete-a-tete, on the outside of the city, where I magnificently spent eight or ten sous in each guinguette.”
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