Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ka.fe/

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Translation

coffee; cafe

Word origin

From Italian caffe, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa ('coffee'). The same chain gave English 'coffee' and 'cafe'.

Origin
Arabic
Root
qahwa
English cognates
coffee, cafe

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcafes

Examples

.

I always have a coffee in the morning before leaving.

midi ?

Shall we meet at the corner cafe at noon?

, .

This coffee is too strong for me, I prefer tea.

.

The village cafe closes at ten in the evening.

' invitée .

She invited me round for a coffee at hers.

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