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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.
Also, ca⋅fe.


Origin:
1780–90; < F: lit., coffee


1, 2. coffeehouse, bistro, lunchroom, tearoom.

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.]
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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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