"café con leche" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cafés con leche [plural], café con leches [plural]
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. Synonym of café au lait Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coffee Synonyms: café au lait [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-café_con_leche-en-noun-34xGiu66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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