caoua

French

Alternative forms

• cahoua, kahoua, kawa

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.wa/

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• Homophones: cahoua, kahoua, kawa

Noun

caoua m (plural caouas)

1. (colloquial) coffee

Further reading

• “caoua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “caoua” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.