caffè

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See also: caffe and caffé

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian caffè.

Noun[edit]

caffè (plural caffès)

  1. 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 las 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.

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • IPA(key): /kafˈfɛ/

Noun[edit]

caffè m (invariable)

  1. coffee (plant and drink)
  2. a café
    Synonym: bar

Related terms[edit]

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