"cafe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ [General-American], /ˈkæfeɪ/ [General-American], /ˈkæfeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæfi/ [Received-Pronunciation, dated], /kɛˈfiː/ [General-South-African] Audio: En-us-cafe.ogg Forms: cafes [plural]
Rhymes: -æfeɪ, -eɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} cafe (plural cafes)
  1. Alternative form of café. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: café
    Sense id: en-cafe-en-noun-v4prEEFl
  2. (South Africa) A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-cafe-en-noun-IIdrR4h0 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Limousin, Coffee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Limousin: 32 5 33 23 5 4 Disambiguation of Coffee: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cafe curtains, cafegoer, cafe-goer, cafe hop, cafelike, Internet cafe, pavement cafe, sidewalk cafe

Inflected forms

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