pousse-café


pousse-ca·fé

P0489000 (po͞os′kă-fā′)n.1. A drink consisting of several liqueurs of different densities, poured to form differently colored layers.2. A brandy or liqueur served after dinner with coffee.
[French : pousser, to push (from Old French; see poussette) + café, coffee; see café.]

pousse-café

(puskafe) n1. (Brewing) a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers2. (Brewing) any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal[literally: coffee-pusher]

pousse-ca•fé

(ˌpus kæˈfeɪ)

n., pl. -ca•fés. an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors poured into a glass so as to remain in separate layers. [1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee]

pousse-café

A French term meaning coffee pusher, used to mean a drink of spirits taken with coffee after a meal, or a drink made up of liqueurs that do not mix but form separate layers.
Thesaurus
Noun1.pousse-cafe - small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)cordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal