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café au lait

British  
/ kafe o lɛ /

noun

  1. coffee with milk

    1. a light brown colour

    2. (as modifier)

      café-au-lait brocade

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Along with easy access to croissants and café au lait, our heroes have the benefit of not having to wax patriotic about a country in which they no longer live.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

The new range of covers come in seven sizes of four colours: berry, cinnamon, caramel and café au lait.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2022

“We were thinking of going into town and having a café au lait or something,” Yngve said.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 10, 2016

Three grease-free beignets were just $2; the café au lait was $2.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2013

I know she’s really worried because she hasn’t fixed me breakfast or café au lait.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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