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pousse-cafe

pousse-cafe

9.9
A small after-dinner drink made from sweet alcoholic drinks poured into separate layers
  • noun
  • /puːs kɑːˈfeɪ/
translation icon : pousse-café
  • He skillfully prepared a pousse-cafe, pouring each liqueur slowly to create distinct layers.

Examples

  • The dessert menu included a classic pousse-cafe made with brandy, crème de menthe, and cherry liqueur.

  • After dinner, she ordered a pousse-cafe to finish her meal with something sweet and colorful.

  • I ordered a pousse-cafe after dinner.

  • They serve the best pousse-cafes in town.

  • He skillfully prepared a pousse-cafe, pouring each liqueur slowly to create distinct layers.

  • The dessert menu included a classic pousse-cafe made with brandy, crème de menthe, and cherry liqueur.

  • After dinner, she ordered a pousse-cafe to finish her meal with something sweet and colorful.

Synonyms

liqueur
vspousse-cafe
14 5.6

A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal

is a small after-dinner drink made of several such drinks layered separately

Surface Forms

pousse-cafe singular
pousse-cafes plural

Etymology

Pousse-cafe comes from French parts pousse ('push') and café ('coffee'), because it was a small drink served after coffee to 'push' the coffee away. So today a pousse-cafe is a tiny, often colorful, layered after-dinner liqueur.