café au lait
café au lait · café au laits
Milchkaffee
A mixture of coffee and hot milkA mixture of coffee and hot milk.
/ˌkæfeɪ əʊ ˈleɪ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixture of coffee and hot milk.
(countable, uncountable)Coffee and hot milk served in separate jugs as a breakfast drink.
Milchkaffee
(countable, uncountable)A light coffee colour.
Translations
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By meaning 1
coffee with milk:
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French café au lait (literally “coffee with milk”).Unadapted borrowing from French café au lait (literally “coffee with milk”).
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Forms
plural: café au laitsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable