café
ka-FAY/ˌkæˈfeɪ/UKKAF-ay/ˈkæfeɪ/
Pluralcafés
- 1A coffee shop that sells coffee and often other non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, or light meals, with seating to consume them on the premises.
They spent the morning at a café, sharing pastries and cappuccinos.
Several cafés along the boulevard offer outdoor seating in summer.
Similarcoffeehouse
- 2A small eating establishment that serves meals of any cuisine or style.
The café served everything from noodle soup to grilled steak.
Tourists crowded the tiny cafés lining the harbor for fresh seafood.
Similareatery, diner, bistro, restaurant
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Origin
An unadapted borrowing from French café ("coffee; coffee shop"). It is a doublet of caffè and coffee.