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brasserie

bras·se·rie [ bràssə r, bràss r ] (plural bras·se·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
restaurant-cum-bar: a type of restaurant that will serve customers drinks with or without food

[Mid-19th century. < French, "brewery" < Old French bracier "brew" < Latin brace "malt" < Celtic]
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