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pousse-café
[ poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey ]
noun
, plural pousse-ca·fés [poos-ka-, feyz, poos-k, a, -, fey].
- 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.
- a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.
pousse-café
/ puskafe /
noun
- a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers
- any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pousse-café1
1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pousse-café1
literally: coffee-pusher
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