cafe
Translation
café, coffee shop
Examples
Let's meet at the cafe.
Let's meet at the café.
This cafe has great coffee.
This café has great coffee.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) cafe refers to a place. Let's go to a cafe.
at ((a/the)) cafe indicates location. I'll wait for you at the cafe.
Similar Words
Synonyms: coffee shop, bistro, tea room
Etymology
From French 'café' (coffee, coffeehouse), which comes from Turkish 'kahve', from Arabic 'qahwa'.
Memory Tips
Picture yourself sitting in a cosy cafe, sipping coffee. The word itself sounds a bit like 'coffee'.