ca|fe

ca|fe «ka FAY, kuh-», noun.

a place to buy and eat a meal; restaurant: »

It is a city of balconied houses and a sandy strand bordered with outdoor cafes (Saturday Review).

╂[< French café; see etym. under café (Cf. ↑café)]

ca|fé «ˈkæf eɪ -i; kæ ˈfeɪ AmE kæ ˈfeɪ kə- —French [ka fe]», noun.

1. =cafe.

2. French. coffee. »

It's best of all at breakfast, around eleven of a nippy morning, with your café and croissant (New Yorker).

3. =barroom.

4. =coffeehouse.

╂[< Fr, coffee, coffeehouse < It caffè ]