au lait

American  

[oh ley, oh le] / oʊ ˈleɪ, oʊ ˈlɛ /

adjective

French Cooking.

1. prepared or served with milk.

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au lait British  

/ əʊ ˈleɪ, o lɛ /

adjective

1. prepared or served with milk

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Etymology

Origin of au lait

< French: literally, with the milk. See lact-

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

au lait

Much like how the Big Ten and Pac-12 define the Rose Bowl, the SEC and Big 12 go with the Sugar Bowl like beignets go with a hot cafe au lait.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

Serve them with a bowl of cafe au lait for extra enjoyment.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2022

Up before dawn, warmed by big bowls of cafe au lait, then three hours of picking before a casse-croute of a hot white wine and saucisson.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016

Denis assured me they were not haunted, but when I stopped at a nearby coffee shop for cafe au lait and beignets, two local police officers laughed at me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2016

Gerald and Lydia think nothing, in the mornings, when he and Maxine join them downstairs in the kitchen, their hair uncombed, seeking bowls of cafe au lait and toasted slices of French bread and jam.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri