English Explanatory Dictionary

café

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
  2. A small restaurant of any genre.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæˈfeɪ/ /ˈkæfeɪ/ En-us-cafe.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-café.wav

Word forms

café cafés cafe caffè caffe caffé caff

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French café (“coffee; coffee shop”). Doublet of caffè and coffee.

Synonyms

beanery café teahouse tea room caff coffeehouse coffee shop tea shop coffee bar

Related words

café-chantant café de move-on café mocha café noisette chasse-café beverage restaurant pub

Derived words

butler café café-goer café revolutionary café society café terrace café wall illusion cat café cybercafé dementia café HoReCa maid café memory café neko café pavement café sidewalk café transport café
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