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cafe hop

/ˌkæˈfeɪ ˈhɒp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
cafe hop
IPA
/ˌkæˈfeɪ ˈhɒp/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To patronize a number of different cafés on a single outing.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From cafe (“coffee house”) + hop (“move rapidly between locations”); modelled on barhop.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cafe hops (present, singular) cafe hopping (participle, present) cafe hopped (participle, past) cafe hopped (past) cafe-hop (alternative) café hop (alternative) café-hop (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cafe hop?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæˈfeɪ ˈhɒp/.
What does cafe hop mean?
To patronize a number of different cafés on a single outing.
Where does cafe hop come from?
From cafe (“coffee house”) + hop (“move rapidly between locations”); modelled on barhop.

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