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caff

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, Leisure
caff /kæf/ noun [countable] British English informal  DFDLa café 咖啡馆,小餐馆
Examples from the Corpus
caffI was right - there's a caff there, so I go in.He's wearing a paper hat - you know, like they do in caffs.Usually flowers in caffs are plastic, but these ain't - they're really real.There's caffs and that usually in railway stations.It's pretty quiet in the caff.I du n no how tall it is, but the Christmas tree outside the caff is blummin huge.I du n no what to do, so I go back to the caff and have a look in the window.The caff now seems to have more customers than the railway, and would do better still if they cleared the tables.
Origin caff (1900-2000) café
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caff
caff /kæf/ noun [countable] British English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: café
a café


caffBrE /kæf/ 🔊NAmE /kæf/ 🔊 noun (BrE, informal) a cafe serving simple, basic food (供应便餐的)小餐馆a transport caff公路边小餐馆