"café con leche" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cafés con leche [plural], café con leches [plural], cafe con leche [alternative]
Etymology: From Spanish café con leche. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|café con leche}} Spanish café con leche Head templates: {{en-noun|~|cafés con leche|+|nolinkhead=1}} café con leche (countable and uncountable, plural cafés con leche or café con leches)
  1. A coffee beverage common throughout Spain and Latin America consisting of strong coffee (usually espresso) mixed with scalded milk in approximately equal amounts. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coffee Related terms: café au lait, caffè latte
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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