pousse-café

[ poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey ]
/ ˌpus kæˈfeɪ; French pus kaˈfeɪ /

noun, plural pousse-ca·fés [poos-ka-feyz; French poos-ka-fey] /ˌpus kæˈfeɪz; French pus kaˈfeɪ/.

an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.

Origin of pousse-café

1875–80; < French: literally, (it) pushes on (the) coffee

Words nearby pousse-café

British Dictionary definitions for pousse-cafe

pousse-café
/ French (puskafe) /

noun

a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers
any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal

Word Origin for pousse-café

literally: coffee-pusher