café

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noun

ca·​fé ka-ˈfā How to pronounce café (audio)
kə-
variants or less commonly cafe
often attributive
1
: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)
broadly : restaurant
2
3

CAFE

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abbreviation

corporate average fuel economy

Examples of café in a Sentence

Noun the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
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Noun
Sitting and sunning by the 14th floor pool puts you steps away from the poolside cafe Bella’s Rooftop Bar. Essence, 6 Dec. 2024 There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest. Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024 In 1979 owner-founders Kamal Kapur and Manhar Patel flipped an empty gas-company office to a neighborhood cafe, which quickly became a hangout for surfers and Venice’s bohemian set. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 The vibe: The all-day cafe and bar will serve Giddy Goat coffee by day and turn into a cocktail bar with a no-cell phone policy by night, local development writer Jason Thomas first reported. Laura Barrero, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024 Shop the Smalls Vendor Marketplace The details: Shop for clothes, accessories, candles, skincare and artwork at Detroit Sip, a cafe in northwest Detroit. Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024 It is flanked by a wide array of luxury shops, restaurants, cafes, and other luxury hotels on its street facing side, while the rear boundary of the hotels hugs the shores of the Arabian Gulf. Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 There are also restaurants and cafes serving authentic fare, a wine bar offering local wines, plus workshops and demonstrations such as traditional paper making. Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024 Perhaps this isn’t news to you, but Hong Kong locations serve macaroni soup, a pasta topped with ham in a bowl of beef or chicken broth traditionally found at local cafes known as cha chaan teng. Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French café coffee, café, from Turkish kahve — more at coffee

First Known Use

Noun

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of café was in 1802

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Cite this Entry

“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

café

noun
ca·​fé
variants also cafe
ka-ˈfā How to pronounce café (audio)
kə-
1
: a usually small restaurant
2
3
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