café au lait
[ kaf-ey oh ley, ka-fey, kuh-; French ka-fey oh le ]
/ ˈkæf eɪ oʊ ˈleɪ, kæˈfeɪ, kə-; French ka feɪ oʊ ˈlɛ /
noun
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk.
a light brown color.
Origin of café au lait
1755–65; < French: literally, coffee with milk
Words nearby café au lait
caffè latte,
caffè macchiato,
cafone,
caftan,
café,
café au lait,
café au lait spots,
café brûlot,
café car,
café chantant,
café con leche
Example sentences from the Web for cafe au lait
Madame prepared her best omelet and cafe-au-lait and Monsieur opened his most prized bottle of Burgundy.
The Greater Love |George T. McCarthy
British Dictionary definitions for cafe au lait
café au lait
/ French (kafe o lɛ) /
noun
coffee with milk
- a light brown colour
- (as modifier)café-au-lait brocade