café au lait

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Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French café au lait (literally coffee with milk)

Noun [edit]

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  1. A mixture of coffee and hot milk.
  2. Coffee and hot milk served in separate jugs as a breakfast drink
  3. a light coffee colour

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Etymology [edit]

From French café au lait (coffee with milk).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /kafeolɛ/, [kʰafeoˈlɛ]

Noun [edit]

café au lait c (singular definite café au laiten or café au lait'en, plural indefinite café au laiter or café au lait'er)

  1. café au lait

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French [edit]

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Noun [edit]

café au lait m (plural cafés au lait)

  1. white coffee.
    Deux cafés au lait, s'il vous plait.

Adjective [edit]

café au lait (invariable)

  1. Light brown.
    Une peau café au lait.