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irish coffee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
irish -cof-fee
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cocktail consisting of hot coffee with a dash of Irish whiskey, topped with whipped cream.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Irish coffees (plural)

Phrases

Irish up café royale

Frequently Paired Words

Irish up café royale

Synonyms

Gaelic coffee

Questions

What does irish coffee mean?
A cocktail consisting of hot coffee with a dash of Irish whiskey, topped with whipped cream.

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