pousse-cafe

pousse-ca·fé

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey]
- /ˌpus kæˈfeɪ; French pus kaˈfeɪ/
- /pˈaʊskˈafeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey]
- /ˌpus kæˈfeɪ; French pus kaˈfeɪ/

Definitions of pousse-cafe word

noun plural pousse-cafe 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. 1
noun plural pousse-cafe a small glass of liqueur served after coffee. 1
noun pousse-cafe a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers 0
noun pousse-cafe any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal 0
noun pousse-cafe a liqueur drunk with after-dinner coffee 0
noun pousse-cafe a drink consisting of several liqueurs poured to form separate layers in a small, slender glass 0

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Origin of pousse-cafe

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Pousse-cafe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pousse-cafe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.