chasse café

Noun

chasse-café (plural chasse-cafés)

1. (dated) A small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, etc.
   • "[…] And here comes tea and coffee—may as well have some, I suppose it will be all the same price. And what's this?" eyeing a lot of liqueur glasses full of eau de vie. "Chasse café, Monsieur," said the garçon. "Chasse cafe—chasse cafe—what's that? Oh, I twig—what we call 'shove in the mouth' at...1833 May, “a Yorkshireman” [pseudonym], “A Trip to Paris with Mr. Jorrocks”, in The New Sporting Magazine, volume V, number XXV, London: Baldwin & Cradock [et al.], →OCLC, page 42

   Synonyms:

   chasse, pousse-café