café royale
Coffee with brandy, sometimes served with spices, cream, etcCoffee with brandy, sometimes served with spices, cream, etc.; (countable) a serving of this beverage.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Coffee with brandy, sometimes served with spices, cream, etc.; (countable) a serving of this beverage.
Origin
Pseudo-Gallicism (formed within English), from café (“coffee”), with postpositive (as usuaPseudo-Gallicism (formed within English), from café (“coffee”), with postpositive (as usual in French) royale f, royal m (“royal”). Although café is masculine, the feminine form royale is used.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcoffee royal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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