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pousse-café

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pousse-ca·fé  (psk-f)
n.
1. A drink consisting of several liqueurs of different densities, poured to form differently colored layers.
2. A brandy or liqueur served after dinner with coffee.

[French : pousser, to push (from Old French; see poussette) + café, coffee; see café.]

pousse-café French [puskafe]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal
[literally: coffee-pusher]


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