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coffee shop

/ˈkɑfi ʃɑp/
/ˈkɒfi ʃɒp/
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Other forms: coffee shops

Definitions of coffee shop
  1. noun
    a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
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    types:
    caff
    informal British term for a cafe
    cybercafe
    a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink
    espresso shop
    a cafe where espresso is served
    estaminet
    a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee
    pull-in, pull-up
    a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers
    type of:
    eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
Pronunciation
US
/ˈkɑfi ʃɑp/
UK
/ˈkɒfi ʃɒp/
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