"pousse-café" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pus.ka.fe/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-pousse-café.wav Forms: pousse-café [plural], pousse-cafés [plural]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Literally, “coffee-pusher”, from pousse (“push”, 2nd person singular imperative of pousser) + café (“coffee”). Compare Italian ammazzacaffè (literally “coffee-killer”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|coffee-pusher}} “coffee-pusher”, {{lit|coffee-pusher}} Literally, “coffee-pusher”, {{af|fr|pousse|café|pos1=2nd person singular imperative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">pousser</i>|t1=push|t2=coffee}} pousse (“push”, 2nd person singular imperative of pousser) + café (“coffee”), {{ncog|it|ammazzacaffè|lit=coffee-killer}} Italian ammazzacaffè (literally “coffee-killer”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#|+}} pousse-café m (plural pousse-café or pousse-cafés)
  1. (informal) chasse-café, pousse-café (small glass of alcohol after coffee) Tags: informal, masculine Categories (topical): Liqueurs Synonyms: chasse-café [archaic, rare]

Inflected forms

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