café

¹

Or ca·fe

[ka-fey, kuh-, ka-fey]

noun

plural

cafés 

1. a small, unpretentious restaurant, often with exterior seating on a patio or extending onto the sidewalk.

   Synonyms: tearoom, lunchroom, bistro, coffeehouse

2. coffee.

   I pick up a café and a croissant on my commute in to work every morning.

CAFE

²

[ka-fey, kuh-]

noun

1. 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.

café

/ ˈkæfeɪ, ˈkæfɪ /

noun

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

2. a corner shop or grocer

Spelling Note

See resume ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of café¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French: literally, “coffee”; coffee

Origin of café²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of café¹

C19: from French: _coffee

Example Sentences

The cafe name Murly Tuck is traditional locally, a phrase meaning the snack of oatcakes crumbled into milk.

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As well as the cafe, Tarves features businesses such as a pub, a local shop, a chemist, and hairdressers.

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Edyta and Lukasz Kranz, who are originally from Poland, bought the Murly Tuck cafe in Tarves after moving there almost two years ago.

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Along one of the blocks, Ryann Mackston stood on the corner where her parents’ pizzeria, Beach Street Cafe, was before the fire.

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So coffees, lattes and other milky drinks made on café premises would not come under this tax.

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