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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCafe
/kæˈfeɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.
"We met for coffee and pastries at a local cafe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French café, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwah (coffee).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cafe" is said worldwide
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café
Transliteration: ka.fe
"Nous allons prendre un café au coin de la rue."
Café
Transliteration: kaˈfeː
"Wir treffen uns nach der Arbeit in einem gemütlichen Café."
caffè
Transliteration: kafˈfɛ
"Prendiamo un caffè al bar."
cafetería
Transliteration: kafe.teˈɾi.a
"Nos vemos en la cafetería de la esquina."
café
Transliteration: kaˈfɛ
"Vamos tomar um café na padaria."
कैफ़े
Transliteration: kaife
"हम एक नए कैफ़े में मिले।"
咖啡馆
Transliteration: kā fēi guǎn
"我们在转角的那家咖啡馆见面。"
카페
Transliteration: ka-pe
"우리는 조용한 카페에서 공부했어요."
カフェ
Transliteration: kafe
"静かなカフェで本を読みました。"
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