café au lait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A mixture of coffee and hot milk.
Coffee and hot milk served in separate jugs as a breakfast drink.
A light coffee colour.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæfeɪ əʊ ˈleɪ/ /kæˌfeɪ əʊ ˈleɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-café au lait.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-café au lait.wav

Word forms

café au lait café au laits cafés au lait coffee au lait cafe au lait

Etymology

Borrowed from French café au lait (literally “coffee with milk”).

Related words

café con leche caffè latte

Derived words

café au lait birthmark café au lait macule café au lait spot

Translations

Catalan: cafè amb llet Dutch: koffie verkeerd Esperanto: laktokafo Finnish: ranskalainen maitokahvi Finnish: café au lait French: café au lait German: Milchkaffee Hebrew: קָפֶה הָפוּךְ Italian: caffè latte Italian: caffè e latte Japanese: カフェオレ Korean: 카페오레 Malay: kopi susu Polish: café au lait Polish: biała kawa Portuguese: café com leite Spanish: café con leche Thai: กาเฟโอแล Turkish: sütlü kahve

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