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ca⋅fé

  [ka-fey, kuh- or, especially for 4, Fr. ka-fey]
–noun, plural -fés  [-feyz; Fr. -fey] .
1. a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
2. a restaurant, usually small and unpretentious.
3. a barroom, cabaret, or nightclub.
4. coffee.
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Also, ca⋅fe.

Origin:
1780–90; < F: lit., coffee

Synonyms:
1, 2. coffeehouse, bistro, lunchroom, tearoom.
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CAFE

  [ka-fey, kuh-]
–noun
a U.S. federally mandated standard of average minimum miles-per-gallon fuel consumption for all the cars produced by an automobile manufacturer in a given year.
Origin:
C(orporate) A(verage) F(uel) E(conomy)
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ca·fé also ca·fe   (kā-fā', kə-)   
n.  A coffeehouse, restaurant, or bar.

[French, coffee, café, from Italian caffè, coffee, from Ottoman Turkish qahveh; see coffee.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

cafe 
1802, from Fr. café "coffee, coffeehouse," from It. caffe "coffee."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

CAFE
["Job Control Languages: MAXIMOP and CAFE", J. Brandon, Proc BCS Symp on Job Control Languages--Past Present and Future, NCC, Manchester, England 1974].
(1994-10-28)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CAFE
corporate average fuel economy
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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cafe

small eating and drinking establishment, historically a coffeehouse, usually featuring a limited menu; originally these establishments served only coffee. The English term cafe, borrowed from the French, derives ultimately from the Turkish kahve, meaning coffee

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