caffè
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian caffè. Doublet of café and coffee.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caffè (plural caffès)
- An Italian café.
- 1977, Robert S. Kane, Italy A to Z: A Grand Tour of the Classic Cities, Doubleday, page 5:
- He then relaxes over an espresso in a caffè, and resumes.
- 2008, Emma Jones, Hunter Travel Guides: Tuscany and Umbria, Hunter Publishing, page 23:
- In caffès you should pay first at la cassa and then take your ticket (lo scontrino) to the bar, […]
- 2011, Santa Montefiore, The Mermaid Garden, Simon and Schuster, page 279:
- […] ; other days she waited on tables in the caffè in Piazza Laconda.
- 1977, Robert S. Kane, Italy A to Z: A Grand Tour of the Classic Cities, Doubleday, page 5:
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caffè m (invariable)
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Descendants[edit]
All are borrowed
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