Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Coffee served with hot milk.
- noun A light coffee hue.
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- noun A mixture of
coffee and hotmilk . - noun Coffee and hot milk served in separate jugs as a breakfast drink
- noun a light coffee
colour
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : café, coffee + à, with + lait, milk.]
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Borrowing from French café au lait (literally "coffee with milk")
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