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- [poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey]
- /ˌpus kæˈfeɪ; French pus kaˈfeɪ/
- /pˈaʊskˈafeɪ/
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- [poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey]
- /ˌpus kæˈfeɪ; French pus kaˈfeɪ/
Definitions of pousse-cafe word
- noun plural pousse-cafe 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. 1
- noun plural pousse-cafe a small glass of liqueur served after coffee. 1
- noun pousse-cafe a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers 0
- noun pousse-cafe any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal 0
- noun pousse-cafe a liqueur drunk with after-dinner coffee 0
- noun pousse-cafe a drink consisting of several liqueurs poured to form separate layers in a small, slender glass 0
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Origin of pousse-cafe
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee
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Parts of speech for Pousse-cafe
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pousse-cafe popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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