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é

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[ ka-fey, kuh- French ka-fey ]

noun

plural és
  1. a small, unpretentious restaurant, often with exterior seating on a patio or extending onto the sidewalk.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. I pick up a é and a croissant on my commute in to work every morning.



CAFE

2

[ ka-fey, kuh- ]

noun

  1. a U.S. federally mandated standard of average minimum miles-per-gallon fuel consumption for all the cars produced by an automobile manufacturer in a given year.

é

/ ˈkæfeɪ; ˈkæfɪ /

noun

  1. a small or inexpensive restaurant or coffee bar, serving light meals and refreshments
  2. a corner shop or grocer
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of é1

First recorded in 1780–90; from French: literally, “coffee”; coffee

Origin of é2

C(orporate) A(verage) F(uel) E(conomy)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of é1

C19: from French: coffee
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In the desert outpost of Amboy, along Route 66 about 210 miles east of Los Angeles, a small team of workers sustains California’s most iconic nonfunctional lodging: Roy’s Motel and Cafe.

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The cafe was built in 1949, the pool in 1959, when San Fernando Road was part of Highway 99, seething with drivers heading to and from the San Joaquin Valley.

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The family-run 3.5-acre property, which includes a 20-room motel and the closed-to-the-public Cadillac Jacks Cafe, has entered a very L.A. afterlife as a filming and special event location.

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McGilbert said Reparations Club has grown year over year, and she is interested in adding a cafe element to the shop in addition to expanding the business hours.

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The owners are also planning to open a self service cafe in one of them.

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