pousse-café

French pousse-café (literally “coffee-pusher”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpuːskaˈfeɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpuskæˈfeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

pousse-café (plural pousse-cafés)

1. A digestif consumed after the coffee course.

   Synonym: chasse-café

2. A drink composed of several layers of different-coloured liqueurs.

Literally, “coffee-pusher”, from pousse (“push”, 2nd person singular imperative of pousser) +‎ café (“coffee”). Compare Italian ammazzacaffè (literally “coffee-killer”).

• IPA^(key): /pus.ka.fe/

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• Rhymes: -e

pousse-café m (plural pousse-café or pousse-cafés)

1. (informal) chasse-café, pousse-café (small glass of alcohol after coffee)

   Synonym: (archaic, rare) chasse-café

• “pousse-café”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.