English Explanatory Dictionary

café royale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Coffee with brandy, sometimes served with spices, cream, etc.; (countable) a serving of this beverage.

Word forms

café royale cafe royale

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism (formed within English), from café (“coffee”), with postpositive (as usual in French) royale f, royal m (“royal”). Although café is masculine, the feminine form royale is used.

Related words

coffee royal Irish coffee
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