bruin café

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brœy̯n kaːˈfeː/

Noun

bruin café n (plural bruine cafés, diminutive bruin cafeetje n)

  1. brown café, an old-fashioned Dutch café with dim lighting and a lot of dark brown wood
    Synonym: bruine kroeg
    Het bruine café ontstond begin 19e eeuw, toen meer en meer mensen als extra kostwinning hun voorkamer inrichtten als plaats waar mensen iets konden drinken.
    The brown café came into being in the early 19th century as more and more people augmented their income by making their front rooms into places where people could take a drink.
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