café noir
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Expect café noir and café au lait with madeleines and quiche, plus pain perdu with strawberry, lime and basil, and fregola sarda risotto with octopus, from a menu that changes frequently.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019
As a stock for soup he is good; but in Scotland it is better not to say what the origin of the stock is till your friends are at their café noir.
From Scotch Loch-Fishing by Senior, William
After a wretched night, we washed at the pump in the basket-maker's yard, and breakfasted off bread and café noir.
From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
Come; Fate shall present you with another course, one more step towards your café noir and—happiness.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
"We will see the old year out and drink our café noir here," said Valentine.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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