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cafe

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cafe /ˈkafeɪ / (also café)
noun
1 a small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.
2 North American English a bar or nightclub.
3 South African English a shop selling sweets, cigarettes, newspapers, etc. and staying open after normal hours.
– ORIGIN early 19th century: from French café coffee or coffee house.