café au lait - 2 dictionary results
ca⋅fé au lait
[kaf-ey oh ley, ka-fey, kuh-; Fr. ka-fey oh le] 
–noun
| 1. | hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk. |
| 2. | a light brown color. |
Origin:
1755–65; < F: lit., coffee with milk
1755–65; < F: lit., coffee with milk
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| ca·fé au lait (kā-fā' ō lā') n.
[French : café, coffee + à, with + lait, milk.] |
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