Also, ca·fe.
Synonyms
1, 2. coffeehouse, bistro, lunchroom, tearoom.
1, 2. coffeehouse, bistro, lunchroom, tearoom.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small or inexpensive restaurant or coffee bar, serving light meals and refreshments |
| 2. | (South African) a corner shop or grocer |
| [C19: from French: | |
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Word Origin & History
cafe
1802, from Fr. café "coffee, coffeehouse," from It. caffe "coffee" (see coffee). The beverage was introduced in Venice by 1615 and in France from 1650s by merchants and travelers who had been in Turkey and Egypt. The first public café might have been the one
opened in Marseilles in 1660.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| CAFE corporate average fuel economy |
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