pousse-café
English
Etymology
French pousse-café (literally “coffee-pusher”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
pousse-café (plural pousse-cafés)
- A digestif consumed after the coffee course.
- Synonym: chasse-café
- A drink composed of several layers of different-coloured liqueurs.
Translations
digestif consumed after coffee — see chasse-café
French
Etymology
Literally “coffee-pusher”, from pousse (“push”, 2nd person singular imperative of pousser) + café (“coffee”). Compare Italian ammazzacaffè (literally “coffee-killer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pousse-café m (plural * or pousse-cafés)
- (familiar) chasse-café, pousse-café (small glass of alcohol after coffee)
- Synonym: (archaic, rare) chasse-café
Further reading
- “pousse-café”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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