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café coronary

ca·fé cor·o·nar·y
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ka-fey, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor-]
    • /kæˈfeɪ, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i, ˈkɒr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ka-fey, kuh- or especially for 4, French ka-fey kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor-]
    • /kæˈfeɪ, kə- or especially for 4, French kaˈfeɪ ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i, ˈkɒr-/

Definition of café coronary words

  • noun café coronary a fatal choking condition brought on when food, dentures, etc. lodge in a person's throat while he or she is eating: it is often misinterpreted as a heart attack 3

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Parts of speech for Café coronary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

café coronary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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