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Synonyms for cafe au lait


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kaf-ey oh ley, ka-fey, kuh-; French ka-fey oh le
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæf eɪ oʊ ˈleɪ, kæˈfeɪ, kə-; French ka feɪ oʊ ˈlɛ

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Définition of cafe au lait

Origin :
  • 1763, French café au lait, literally "coffee with milk," from lait "milk" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin lactis, from Latin lactis (see lactation).
  • As in beige : noun light brown color
  • As in coffee : noun hot beverage made from beans of a tree
Example sentences :
  • Hear you're no end of a choice thing with the cafe au lait gang.
  • Extract from : « The Imitator » by Percival Pollard
  • As to your meals, I could provide your cafe au lait in the morning, but I can't undertake to cook for you.
  • Extract from : « No Surrender! » by G. A. Henty
  • Ever since a child she had always been in the habit of jumping out of bed as soon as she had drunk her cafe au lait.
  • Extract from : « The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 (of 8) » by Guy de Maupassant 1850-1893
  • I will have to dig a tunnel through your neckties to see if you have a cafe au lait or a cafe chanteuse in the trunk.
  • Extract from : « The Silly Syclopedia » by Noah Lott
  • We walked across and, entering the flagged kitchen, asked for "cafe au lait."
  • Extract from : « "Over There" with the Australians » by R. Hugh Knyvett
  • The head was small and the body flattened, the legs were long and slender, the skin fine, and the hair the color of cafe au lait.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
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