pousse-café
English
Etymology
French pousse-café (literally “coffee-pusher”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpuːskaˈfeɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpuskæˈfeɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
pousse-café (plural pousse-cafés)
- A digestif consumed after the coffee course.
- Synonym: chasse-café
- A drink composed of several layers of different-coloured liqueurs.
French
Etymology
Literally “coffee-pusher”, from pousse (“push”, 2nd person singular imperative of pousser) + café (“coffee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pus.ka.fe/
- Rhymes: -e
Noun
pousse-café m (plural pousse-café or pousse-cafés)
- (familiar) chasse-café, pousse-café (small glass of alcohol after coffee)
- Synonym: chasse-café (archaic, rare)
Further reading
- “pousse-café” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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