What is the difference between cafe and pub?
cafe | pub |
A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
A French pub.
A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed and also provides food and sometimes entertainment, normally television viewing.
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As nouns the difference between cafe and pub
is that cafe is a coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises while pub is a public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed and also provides food and sometimes entertainment, normally television viewing.As a verb pub is
to go to one or more public houses.cafe
English
(wikipedia café)Alternative forms
* cafe * * caff (qualifier)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (coffee shop) caff (British slang), coffeehouse, coffee shop, tea shop * (French pub) seeCoordinate terms
* bar * bistro * cafeteria * restaurantDerived terms
*Anagrams
* ----pub
English
Etymology 1
Short form of public, from public houseNoun
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