café
/ˈkæfeɪ//ˌkæˈfeɪ/
café noun: a coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
Noun
café (plural cafés)
- A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
- Synonyms:
- caff, coffeehouse, coffee shop, tea shop, coffee bar
- A small restaurant of any genre.
café meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
café in Hindi
- coffee shop
- कैफ़े kaife, क़हवाघर qahvāghar, कॉफ़ीख़ाना kŏfīxānā, कॉफ़ीघर kŏfīghar, कॉफ़ीहाउस kŏfīhāus
café in Tamil
- coffee shop
- அருந்தகம் aruntakam, கபே kapē, கஃபே kafē
café in Marathi
- coffee shop
- कॅफे kĕphe
café in Urdu
- coffee shop
- ہوٹَل hoṭal, کَیفے kaife, قَہْوَہ خانَہ qahva xāna, کافی خانَہ kāfī xāna, کوفی خانَہ kofī xāna, کافی ہاؤُس kāfī hāus
More languagesFewer languages
- café in Bengali
- হোটেল hōṭel, ক্যাফে kêphe, কফি হাউস kophi haus
- café in Gujarati
- કૅફે kěphe
- café in Odia
- କାଫେ kāphe
- café in Sinhala
- ආපනශාලාව āpanaśālāwa, කැෆේ kæfē
- café in Pashto
- هوټل hoṭal, خوړنځی xwaṛǝnjay, قهوه خونه qahwa xuna
- café in Tagalog
- kapihan
- café in Arabic
- مَقْهًى maqhan, كَافِيه kāfīh
- café in Malay
- kedai kopi, kafe
- café in Indonesian
- warung kopi, kafe
- café in Thai
- กาแฟ gaa-fɛɛ, ร้านกาแฟ ráan-gaa-fɛɛ, คาเฟ่ kaa-fêe
- café in Vietnamese
- tiệm cà phê, quán cà phê, quán nước
- café in Myanmar
- ကဖီး ka.hpi:, လက်ဖက်ရည်ဆိုင် lakhpak-ranyhcuing
Synonyms of café
Forms of café
| plural | cafés |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cafe |
| alternative form | caffè |
| alternative form | caffe |
| alternative form | caffé |
| alternative UK (informal) | caff |
Origin of café
Unadapted borrowing from French café (“coffee; coffee shop”). Doublet of caffè and coffee.
Words formed from café
Phrases with café
Words that rhyme with café
Questions about café
- What does café mean?
- Café means a coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
- What is café in Hindi?
- Café in Hindi is कैफ़े (kaife), क़हवाघर (qahvāghar), कॉफ़ीख़ाना (kŏfīxānā). See Café meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is café?
- Café is a noun.
- How do you pronounce café?
- Café is pronounced /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ (US).
- What is the plural of café?
- The plural of café is cafés.
Words near café in the dictionary
Source and license
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