cafe

See also: CAFE, café, cafè, and Café

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæˈfeɪ/, /ˈkæfeɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæfeɪ/, (dated) /ˈkæfi/
• (General South African) IPA^(key): /kæˈfiː/

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• Rhymes: -æfeɪ, -eɪ

Noun

cafe (plural cafes)

1. Alternative form of café
2. (South Africa) A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.

Derived terms

• pavement cafe
• sidewalk cafe

Translations

café — see café

South African convenience store

Anagrams

• face

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish café

Noun

cafe

1. coffee

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Middle English

Noun

cafe

1. Alternative form of cave

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• cafè (Languedoc)

Noun

cafe m (plural cafes) (Limousin)

1. coffee (beverage)
2. café (establishment)