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pousse-café

[poos-ka-f-ey; Fr. poos-ka-fey]

noun, plural pousse-ca·fés

[‐feyz; Fr. fey] .

an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.

a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.

Origin:
1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee

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pousse-café (puskafe)

—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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