Belgium

aubette

Meaning

a bus shelter

Elsewhere

abribus

Explanation

Abribus is the word everywhere else. In Belgium, and in Alsace too, the same word already used for a small newspaper kiosk covers the bus shelter as well.

Example

Il pleuvait fort, on a attendu le bus sous l’aubette.

It was pouring, so we waited for the bus under the shelter.

Origin

From the Old French hobe, a hut.

Where

BelgiumAlsace

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