pousse-café

[poos-ka-fey, poos-ka-fey]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pousse-café¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pousse-café¹

literally: coffee-pusher