caffè

Alternative forms edit

• caffe
• caffé (nonstandard)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian caffè. Doublet of café and coffee.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /kæˈfeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophone: café (one pronunciation)

Noun edit

caffè (plural caffès)

1. An Italian café.
   • 1977, Robert S. Kane, Italy A to Z: A Grand Tour of the Classic Cities, Doubleday, page 5:

     He then relaxes over an espresso in a caffè, and resumes.

   • 2008, Emma Jones, Hunter Travel Guides: Tuscany and Umbria, Hunter Publishing, page 23:

     In caffès you should pay first at la cassa and then take your ticket (lo scontrino) to the bar, […]

   • 2011, Santa Montefiore, The Mermaid Garden, Simon and Schuster, page 279:

     […] ; other days she waited on tables in the caffè in Piazza Laconda.

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /kafˈfɛ/^*

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: caf‧fè

Noun edit

caffè m (invariable, diminutive-derogatory caffeùccio)

1. coffee (plant and drink)
2. café

   Synonym: bar

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