pousse-cafe

Definition of Pousse-cafe in English :

1. pousse-cafe

small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pousse-cafe

noun

1.

a drink of liqueurs of different colours in unmixed layers

2.

any liqueur taken with coffee at the end of a meal

noun

1.

a liqueur drunk with after-dinner coffee

2.

a drink consisting of several liqueurs poured to form separate layers in a small, slender glass

n.

1. A drink consisting of several liqueurs of different densities, poured to form differently colored layers.

2. A brandy or liqueur served after dinner with coffee.