caf
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7.7
- noun
- /kæf/
- Informal
:
cafetería
- She often meets her friends for coffee at the local caf.
Examples
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Let's grab a quick lunch at the caf down the street.
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After work, they enjoy relaxing at their favorite caf in the park.
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We'll go to the caf, get something to eat.
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We saved you a seat in the caf, but you never showed.
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Yeah, you must be the girl that runs this caf, right?
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Ah, you should have stayed down at the caf tonight, it was great.
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Well, I'll see you down the caf, then.
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Let's go to the caf.
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Lunchtime Jerry always makes home lunch so we don't have to eat in the caf.
Fiction book (1996) -
But amidst this strange new environment, the two American men had ventured into Frank's Caf, run by a Muslim man who had given himself the English name "Frank" for the convenience of his customers, and there, perhaps more strangely, they had found some familiarity, some "home away from home."
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
206
1.0
A small place that serves coffee, drinks, and light food
156
1.0
A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food
25
1.0
A small place where people drink coffee and eat light food
13
3.9
A small bar or restaurant that serves drinks and simple food
5
5.7
A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
5
1.3
A small café where people buy coffee and light snacks
4
7.2
A small informal cafe that serves beer, wine, and simple food at moderate prices
3
9.6
A small cheap cafe that serves simple hot food and drinks
2
7.4
A small cheap restaurant that serves simple food
A small counter that sells light food and drinks
A small place where you drink tea and eat light snacks
A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night
Antonyms
How Formal
14
3.9
∞
1.0
40
3.7
206
1.0
- Informal
5
7.7
- Indian
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caf is a short form of café, the French word for a small place to drink and eat, so a caf is an informal name for a small restaurant or 'coffee shop'.