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pousse-café

[ poos-ka-fey; French poos-ka-fey ]

noun

, plural pousse-ca·fés [poos-ka-, feyz, poos-k, a, -, fey].
  1. 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.
  2. a small glass of liqueur served after coffee.

pousse-café

/ puskafe /

noun

  1. a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers
  2. any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pousse-café1

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

Origin of pousse-café1

literally: coffee-pusher

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