The word comes from the French 'café' meaning coffee house. It is usually a relatively small place that sells non-alcoholic beverages along with a few items of food such as sandwiches and pastries.
The term 'cafeteria' is adapted from American Spanish word 'cafetería' meaning “coffee house” and French 'cafetière' from 'café'. However, in English usage, the term cafeteria is reserved for these institutions, while 'café' is reserved for coffee houses.
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The term "café" comes from the French word meaning "coffee".
The English term café, borrowed from the French, derives ultimately from the Turkish kahve, meaning coffee. The introduction of coffee and coffee drinking to Europe provided a much-needed focus for the social activities of the sober.
In Britain, a cafe (/ˈkæfeɪ/), also known colloquially as a caff or greasy spoon, is a small, cheap eatery typically specialising in fried foods or home-cooked meals.
Caff. This is short for café, but when used in the U.K., we don't mean the place where you get cold brew.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a café as 'a small restaurant selling light meals and drinks' but also adds that in North America it's a 'bar or nightclub', while in South Africa a café is 'a shop selling sweets, cigarettes, newspapers, etc.
Etymology. Borrowed from French café (“coffee; coffee shop”).
cafe (n.) "coffee-house, restaurant," 1802, from French café "coffee, coffeehouse," from Italian caffe "coffee" (see coffee). The beverage was introduced in Venice by 1615 and in France by 1650s by merchants and travelers who had been to Turkey and Egypt.
noun. /kæˈfeɪ/ a place where you can buy drinks and simple meals There are small shops and sidewalk cafés around every corner. compare restaurant.
Yes, the commonly used word for the color brown here in the US is "café". The word "pardo" also means brown, but we don't typically use it in our daily spoken language.
"Canteen" probably was used in more formal usages and became more frequent with time.
Café is, in fact, French for coffee and can be quite misleading for this type of establishment. For while a café does serve coffee, the main focus is not on that particular hot beverage.
The word “coffee” has roots in several languages. In Yemen it earned the name qahwah, which was originally a romantic term for wine. It later became the Turkish kahveh, then Dutch koffie and finally coffee in English. The modern version of roasted coffee originated in Arabia.
A greasy spoon is a small, cheap restaurant – either an American diner or coffee shop, or a British or Irish cafe – typically specializing in fried foods.
A sidewalk cafe or pavement cafe is "a portion of an eating or drinking place, located on a public sidewalk, that provides waiter or waitress service" (as defined by the American Planning Association based upon the New York City planning regulations); the area is used solely for dining.
Caffè in Italian, coffee in English, café in French and Spanish, kaffee in German. They all sound a lot alike.
There are two words for a coffee shop in Italian: “il bar” and “il caffè”. il bar: An establishment where you can get coffee, alcohol, and some food.
In France, true cafés, also called “débit de boisson” (drinking establishment) which are places where you go mainly to hang out, and grab a drink, whether it be a coffee or a glass of wine and maybe eat something light at the bar, in the dining room or on the terrace.
Café is a commonly used loan-word in English. Being French it has a connotation of being either classy or pretentious, depending on your point of view.
chuffed. Chuffed means “delighted, pleased, satisfied.” You might say you're chuffed that your favorite team won the soccer game. This word dates back to the 1800s, when it was originally used to mean “puffed up with fat.” It later became a slang term to express satisfaction.
But what does having a cup of Rosy actually mean? Having a cup of Rosy simply means having a cup of tea, which could be any tea like Earl Grey, Jasmine, Green Tea, or any other type of tea you want. This expression is one of the most popular Cockney rhyming slang used all over Britain.
Tea as a meal is associated with the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. Some people in Britain and Australia refer to their main evening meal as "tea" rather than "dinner" or "supper", but generally, with the exception of Scotland and Northern England, "tea" refers to a light meal or a snack.