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pousse-ca⋅fé

  [poos-ka-fey; Fr. poos-ka-fey]
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–noun, plural -fés  [‑feyz; Fr. fey] .
1. 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.
2. a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.
Origin:
1875–80; < F: lit., (it) pushes on (the) coffee
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pousse-ca·fé   (pōōs'kā-fā')   
n.  

  1. A drink consisting of several liqueurs of different densities, poured to form differently colored layers.

  2. A brandy or liqueur served after dinner with coffee.


[French : pousser, to push (from Old French; see poussette) + café, coffee; see café.]
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