café

or ca·fe

[ ka-fey, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey ]

/ kæˈfeɪ, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ /

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noun, plural ca·fés [ka-feyz, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey] /kæˈfeɪz, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ/.

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

a restaurant, usually small and unpretentious.

a barroom, cabaret, or nightclub.

coffee.

Nearby words

caffey's syndrome, caffè latte, caffè macchiato, cafone, caftan, café, café au lait, café au lait spots, café brûlot, café car, café chantant

Origin of café

1780–90; < French: literally, coffee

SYNONYMS FOR café

1, 2 coffeehouse, bistro, lunchroom, tearoom.

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Definition for cafe (2 of 2)

CAFE

[ ka-fey, kuh- ]

/ kæˈfeɪ, kə- /

noun

a U.S. federally mandated standard of average minimum miles-per-gallon fuel consumption for all the cars produced by an automobile manufacturer in a given year.

Origin of CAFE

C(orporate) A(verage) F(uel) E(conomy)

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Examples from the Web for cafe

As a cafe in Sydney, Australia came under siege by a hostage-taking gunman on Monday, those nearby attempted to flee the area.
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But in October 2010, Palestinian security forces stormed into an Internet cafe and arrested me.
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In January, an attack on a Lebanese cafe popular with expats left 21 people dead.
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At daybreak, they borrowed a small sum of money from a passing family, then called their families from an Internet cafe.
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In the morning, join the intelligentsia at Cafe Pamplona, a European-style coffeehouse, also by Harvard Square.
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From your speech in the cafe I judge you do not love the English.'
Greenmantle|John Buchan
She now was proprietress of the road-house in the note described as Kessler's Cafe.
The Frame Up|Richard Harding Davis
He deposited his grips in a cafe he knew, and, a few minutes later, he stood in the doorway.
The Forged Note|Oscar Micheaux
Next to this 'porte-cochere' was a small 'cafe', whose brilliant lights would cause him to be seen quite plainly.
Conscience, Complete|Hector Malot
Toby had just stepped into the cafe, a tall man with a brown bulldog face and a scar on his left cheek.
Three Soldiers|John Dos Passos

British Dictionary definitions for cafe

café

/ (ˈkæfeɪ, ˈkæfɪ) /

noun

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

Southern African a corner shop or grocer

Word Origin for café

C19: from French: coffee

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café

or ca·fe

noun, plural ca·fés [ka-feyz, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey] /kæˈfeɪz, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ/.

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