# cafe

Pronunciation: US say "ka-FAY" /ˌkæˈfeɪ/; UK say "KA-fay" /ˈkæfeɪ/

## Noun

1. Alternative form of café. — Alternative form of café.
   - Simple: Alternative form of café. It means the same thing, just written without the accent mark.
   - _She spent the rainy afternoon reading in a quiet cafe._
   - _A new cafe opened downtown, complete with outdoor seating._
2. A convenience store, originally one specializing in coffee and similar basic items. *(South Africa)*
   - Simple: A small shop that sells coffee, snacks, and other basic things people need every day.
   - _Every morning she buys her bread and sugar from the corner cafe._
   - _The neighborhood cafe carried everything from canned soup to batteries._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cafe (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).