Etymology

café-chantant

Today it means: An outdoor café in which musical performances were given Full definition →

French café-chantant
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  1. French · borrowed fromcafé-chantant
  2. English todaycafé-chantant

Borrowed from French café-chantant (literally “singing cafe”), from café + chantant.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.