"caff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kæf/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caff.wav [Southern-England] Forms: caffs [plural]
Rhymes: -æf Etymology: Clipping of cafeteria. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|cafeteria}} Clipping of cafeteria Head templates: {{en-noun}} caff (plural caffs)
  1. (Britain, Ireland, slang) café, cafeteria. Tags: Britain, Ireland, slang Categories (topical): Restaurants Synonyms: caf, restaurant

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} caff
  1. Alternative form of chaf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chaf
    Sense id: en-caff-enm-noun-gaw218nl Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Scots]

Etymology: From Middle English calf (“young cow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|calf|id=calf (young cow)|t=young cow}} Middle English calf (“young cow”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} caff
  1. Alternative form of cauf (“calf (young cow)”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cauf (extra: (“calf (young cow)”))
    Sense id: en-caff-sco-noun-9vmHsfH4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /kaf/, /kɑːf/
Etymology: From Middle English caf, caff, kaf, kaff, alternative forms of chaf. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|sco|enm|caf}} Middle English caf, {{m|enm|caff}} caff, {{m|enm|kaf}} kaf, {{m|enm|kaff}} kaff, {{m|enm|chaf}} chaf Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} caff (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} caff (uncountable)
  1. Chaff; the parts of harvested grain not usable as food, especially straw or husks. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grains Synonyms: cauf, cawf, calf, cauff, kaff
    Sense id: en-caff-sco-noun-Y0kbyclY Disambiguation of Grains: 17 83 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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