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pousse-café definition

☆ pousse·-café (po̵̅o̅s′ka fā′)

noun

  1. a liqueur drunk with after-dinner coffee
  2. a drink consisting of several liqueurs poured to form separate layers in a small, slender glass

Etymology: Fr, lit., coffee-chaser: see push & coffee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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