كافيه

كافيه

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From French café. Doublet of قهوة‎ (gahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /kəˈfeː/, /kɑːˈfeː/

Noun

كافيه • (kafē/kāfē) m (dual كافيهين‎ (kāfēhēn), plural كافيهات‎ (kāfēhāt))

1. coffee shop; café; a modern establishment, which usually offers a convenient place to stay, socialise, and work, in which coffee and other light foods are served

   Synonym: كوفي شوب‎ (kōfī šob)

2. traditional meeting shops in which hookah or other types of smokable products are consumed.

   Synonyms: قهوة‎ (gahwa), شيشة‎ (šīša)

3. (rare, only in borrowings) coffee, type of coffee

   ‏جربت كافيه لاتيه الي شريته امس؟‎‎

   jarrabt kāfē latē illi širēta ams?

   Have you tried Café Latté that I bought yesterday?

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From French café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈfeː/

Noun

كافيه • (kāfē) m (dual كافيهين‎ (kāfēhēn), plural كافيهات‎ (kāfēhāt))

1. café

   Synonyms: مَقْهى‎ (magha), قَهْوَة‎ (gahwa)

See also

• كافية‎ (kāfya, “enough f.”)