caife

== Irish == === Alternative forms === caifí === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of caifé. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkafʲə/, /ˈkɑfʲə/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈkɑfʲiː/ (corresponding to the form caifí) === Noun === caife m (genitive singular caife, nominative plural caifí) coffee alternative form of caifé (“café”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== caiféin f (“caffeine”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caife”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “caife”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “caife”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026