cafe
noun /ˈkæfeɪ/
/kæˈfeɪ/
(also café)
enlarge imagea place where you can buy drinks and simple meals. Alcohol is not usually served in British or American cafes.- There are small shops and pavement cafes around every corner.
- an outdoor cafe serving drinks and light meals
- at a cafe They were having lunch at a cafe near the station.
- in a cafe We stopped for a coffee in our favourite cafe.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pavement
- sidewalk
- transport
- …
- eat at
- frequent
- go to
- …
- serve something
- in a/the cafe
- (South African English) a small shop that sells sweets, newspapers, food, etc. and usually stays open later than other shops
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French café ‘coffee or coffee house’.