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单词 pousse-café
释义

pousse-café

[ poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey ]
/ ˌpus kæˈfeɪ; French pus kaˈfeɪ /

noun, plural pousse-ca·fés [poos-ka-feyz; French poos-ka-fey]. /ˌpus kæˈfeɪz; French pus kaˈfeɪ/.

an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.

Origin of pousse-café

1875–80; <French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee

Words nearby pousse-café

pourparty, pourpoint, pourriture noble, pour test, pousada, pousse-café, poussette, Poussin, pou sto, pout, pouter
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British Dictionary definitions for pousse-café

pousse-café
/ French (puskafe) /

noun

a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers
any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal

Word Origin for pousse-café

literally: coffee-pusher
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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