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pousse-café

American  
[poos-ka-fey, poos-ka-fey] / ˌpus kæˈfeɪ, pus kaˈfeɪ /

noun

plural

pousse-cafés

  1. an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.

  2. a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.

pousse-café British  
/ puskafe /

noun

  1. a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers

  2. any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal

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Etymology

Origin of pousse-café

1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee

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