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café
- /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ US
- /ˈkæfeɪ/ UK
Sounds like CAFE · Rhymes with -æfeɪ, -eɪ
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French café (“coffee; coffee shop”). Doublet of caffè and coffee.
noun cafés · cafe · caffè · caffe · caffé · caff
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A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
Similar: caff, coffeehouse, coffee shop, tea shop, coffee bar
- A small restaurant of any genre.
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noun coffee shop
| Español | café, cafetería, cafetín, cafetucho, bar cafetero, cuchitril (despective) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카페 kape, 까페 kkape, 커피숍 keopisyop, 커피점 keopijeom, 커피집 keopijip |
| 日本語 | 喫茶店 kissaten, カフェ kafe, 喫茶 kissa |
| 中文 | 咖啡屋 kāfēiwū, 咖啡店 kāfēidiàn, 咖啡館 /咖啡馆 kāfēiguǎn, 咖啡廳 /咖啡厅 kāfēitīng |
| हिन्दी | कैफ़े kaife, क़हवाघर qahvāghar, कॉफ़ीख़ाना kŏfīxānā, कॉफ़ीघर kŏfīghar, कॉफ़ीहाउस kŏfīhāus |
| Kiswahili | mkahawa |
| Português | café, cafeteria |
| Français | café |
| Deutsch | Café, Kaffeehaus |
| Italiano | caffè, caffetteria, bar |
| Ελληνικά | καφενείο kafeneío, καφετέρια kafetéria, καφέ kafé |
| Română | cafenea |
| Русский | кафе́ kafɛ́, кофе́йня koféjnja, кафете́рий kafɛtɛ́rij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiệm cà phê, quán cà phê, quán nước |
| العربية | مَقْهًى maqhan, كَافِيه kāfīh |
| עברית | בֵּית קָפֶה bet kafé |
Talk about this word "café." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. café. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caf%C3%A9 "café." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caf%C3%A9.Cite this
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title = {café},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caf%C3%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
