cafe au lait

ca·fé au lait

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kaf-ey oh ley, ka-fey, kuh-; French ka-fey oh le]
- /ˈkæf eɪ oʊ ˈleɪ, kæˈfeɪ, kə-; French ka feɪ oʊ ˈlɛ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kaf-ey oh ley, ka-fey, kuh-; French ka-fey oh le]
- /ˈkæf eɪ oʊ ˈleɪ, kæˈfeɪ, kə-; French ka feɪ oʊ ˈlɛ/

Definitions of cafe au lait words

noun cafe au lait coffee with milk 3
noun cafe au lait a light brown colour 3
noun cafe au lait (as modifier) 3
noun cafe au lait a drink made by mixing coffee with an equal part of hot or scalded milk 3
noun cafe au lait pale brown 3
noun cafe au lait hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk. 1

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Origin of cafe au lait

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

1755-65; < French: literally, coffee with milk

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Parts of speech for Cafe au lait

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exclamation

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cafe au lait popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for cafe au lait

noun cafe au lait

tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
neutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.

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