chasse-café

English

WOTD – 14 July 2018

Etymology

Borrowed from French chasse-café (literally “coffee-chaser”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʃaskaˈfeɪ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌʃæskæˈfeɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ
Hyphenation: chasse-ca‧fé

Noun

chasse-café (plural chasse-cafés)

A small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, etc.
Synonyms: chasse (shortening), pousse-café

Translations

small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee

French: pousse-café (fr) m, (archaic, rare) chasse-café (fr) m

Italian: ammazzacaffè m

French

Etymology

Literally “coffee-chaser”, from chasse (“chase, drive off”, 2nd person singular imperative of chasser) +‎ café (“coffee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃas.ka.fe/
Rhymes: -e

Noun

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

(archaic, rare) chasse-café, pousse-café (small glass of alcohol after coffee)
Synonym: pousse-café

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