Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coffee au lait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: cof-fee au lait
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of café au lait.

Example Sentences

"We stopped for coffee au lait near the old French Market, took a walk out to the levee and then back to the Court of the Three Sisters to sit out under the trees, drink beer and talk fencing until the moon began to yawn."
"He left her lying on her stomach, wound in a sheer nightgown, the coffee au lait birthmark on her buttock a blemished island, visible when it was too hot for sheet or blanket."

Etymology

Partial calque of French café au lait.

Questions

What does coffee au lait mean?: Alternative form of café au lait.
Where does coffee au lait come from?: Partial calque of French café au lait.

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