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- [ka-fey, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey]
- /kæˈfeɪ, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ/
- /ˈkæf.eɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ka-fey, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey]
- /kæˈfeɪ, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ/
Definitions of cafe word
- countable noun cafe A café is a place where you can buy drinks, simple meals, and snacks, but, in Britain, not usually alcoholic drinks. 3
- countable noun cafe A street café or a pavement café is a café which has tables and chairs on the pavement outside it where people can eat and drink. 3
- noun cafe small or inexpensive restaurant serving light refreshments 3
- noun cafe a small or inexpensive restaurant or coffee bar, serving light meals and refreshments 3
- noun cafe a corner shop or grocer 3
- abbreviation CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy 3
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Origin of cafe
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < French: literally, coffee
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Parts of speech for Cafe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cafe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cafe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cafe
noun cafe
- bistro — A bistro is a small, informal restaurant or a bar where food is served.
- cafeteria — A cafeteria is a restaurant where you choose your food from a counter and take it to your table after paying for it. Cafeterias are usually found in public buildings such as hospitals and stores.
- coffee shop — A coffee shop is a kind of restaurant that sells coffee, tea, cakes, and sometimes sandwiches and light meals.
- diner — a person who dines.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.