pousse cafe
kæˈfeɪ; Origin:
1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee
1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee
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| —n | |
| 1. | a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers |
| 2. | any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal |
| [literally: coffee-pusher] | |
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