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cafe

UK/ˈkæfeɪ/US/ˌkæˈfeɪ/
nounA1Common in everyday speech and writing · #3,670 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: cafes

A cafe is the small relaxed place where people drink coffee and chat. Meet at the cafe, a corner cafe, sit in the cafe.

The word is French for coffee and is often written with an accent, cafe with an acute e. In Britain a greasy spoon is the plain working version, and in France sitting at a table costs more than standing at the bar, by law and by custom.

Arnaud 25 · Public domain

Definitions of cafe

  1. 1nouncafeA small place serving coffee and light food.A1

    “Let's meet at the little cafe on the corner for a coffee and a sandwich.”

cafe is a place.

Also accepted in games: coffee shop

Practised in In the City

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