noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of café.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cafe
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌkæˈfeɪ/
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General-American: /ˈkæfeɪ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæfeɪ/
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Received-Pronunciation, dated: /ˈkæfi/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkafɛj/
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Scotland: /ˈkafe/
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Wales: /ˈkafeː/ without the pane–pain merger
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Australian: /ˈkæfæɪ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈkɛfæɪ/
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General-South-African: /kɛˈfiː/
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rhymes with -æfeɪ
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rhymes with -eɪ
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homophone: café
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 F EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K AE0 F EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Acronym of Corporate Average Fuel Economy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery
Narrower terms: caff, cybercafe, espresso shop, estaminet, pull-in, pull-up
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: sklep ogólnospożywczy — South African convenience store