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Canteen vs Caffe - What's the difference?

canteen | caffe |

As nouns the difference between canteen and caffe

is that canteen is a small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work while caffè is alternative form of café.

canteen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work
  • a temporary or mobile used in an emergency or on a film location etc
  • a box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc
  • a military mess kit
  • a water bottle used by a soldier or camper

    • Derived terms

    * canteen culture

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    caffe

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • * 1977 , Robert S. Kane, Italy A to Z: A Grand Tour of the Classic Cities , Doubleday, page 5:
    • He then relaxes over an espresso in a caffè , and resumes.
  • * 2008 , Emma Jones, Hunter Travel Guides: Tuscany and Umbria , Hunter Publishing, page 23:
    • In caffès you should pay first at las cassa'' and then take your ticket (''lo scontrino ) to the bar,
  • * 2011 , Santa Montefiore, The Mermaid Garden , Simon and Schuster, page 279:
    • ; other days she waited on tables in the caffè in Piazza Laconda.
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