CAFE

abbr.

corporate average fuel economy

ca·fé

also ca·fe (kă-fā′, kə-)

A restaurant serving coffee and other beverages along with baked goods or light meals.

[French, coffee, café, from Italian caffè, coffee, from Ottoman Turkish qahve; see coffee.]

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café

(ˈkæfeɪ; ˈkæfɪ)

1. a small or inexpensive restaurant or coffee bar, serving light meals and refreshments

2. South African a corner shop or grocer

[C19: from French: coffee]

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ca•fé

or ca•fe

(kæˈfeɪ, kə-)

n., pl. -fés or -fes.

1. a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.

2. a restaurant, usu. small and unpretentious.

3. a barroom, cabaret, or nightclub.

[1780–90; < French: literally, coffee]

café

– coffee

1. 'café'

A café /'kæfeɪ/ is a place where you can buy drinks and simple meals or snacks. In Britain, cafés often don't sell alcoholic drinks. Café is sometimes spelled cafe.

Is there an internet café near here?

They've opened a cafe in the main square.

2. 'coffee'

Coffee /'kɒfi/ is a hot drink.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

cafe - a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse

caff - informal British term for a cafe

cybercafe - a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink

espresso shop - a cafe where espresso is served

estaminet - a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee

pull-in, pull-up - a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers

eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat

café

noun snack bar, restaurant, cafeteria, coffee shop, brasserie, coffee bar, tearoom, lunchroom, eatery or eaterie The café also serves delicious lunches.

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Translations

مَقْهَىمَقْهى، مَطْعَم صَغير

kavárna

cafékaffebar

kahvila

होटल

kafić

kaffihús

caffè tavola calda

カフェ

카페

kavarna

kafé

ร้านกาแฟ

kafe

quán cà phê

咖啡馆茶馆

café

[ˈkæfeɪ]

A. N → café m

B. CPD café society N → la gente de moda

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café

cafe [ˈkæfeɪ] n → café m (généralement sans alcool)café bar cafe bar n → bar m

café

n → Café nt

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café

[ˈkæfeɪ] n → caffè m inv, bar m inv (senza licenza per alcolici)

café

(ˈkӕfei) , ((American) kӕˈfei) noun

a (usually small) shop where meals and (non-alcoholic) drinks are served.

cafe

→ مَقْهَى kavárna café Café καφετέρια café kahvila café kafić caffè カフェ 카페 café kafé kawiarnia café кафе kafé ร้านกาแฟ kafe quán cà phê 茶馆