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noun, masculine

pousse-café

/pus.ka.fe/

noun, masculine/pus.ka.fe/plural: pousse-café

chasse-café, pousse-café (small glass of alcohol after coffee)

Synonyms: chasse-café

Literally, “coffee-pusher”, from pousse (“push”, 2nd person singular imperative of pousser) + café (“coffee”). Compare Italian ammazzacaffè (literally “coffee-killer”).

pousse-café — French Dictionary | Passage