Meaning & use
marc de café
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Meaning
noununcountable
A strong alcoholic drink made from the skins, pulp, and seeds left after coffee beans have been pressed.
Grammar: Uncountable: some marc de café, a glass of marc de café (not 'a marc de café').
Patterns
- a glass of marc de café
- marc de café is made from
After dinner, the host offered us a small glass of marc de café.
Marc de café is a clear spirit with a strong coffee aroma.
This distillery produces marc de café using traditional methods.
Common combinations
- a glass of marc de café
- He poured himself a glass of marc de café after the meal.
- marc de café is distilled
- Marc de café is distilled from the leftovers of coffee production.
- strong marc de café
- The strong marc de café warmed us up on a cold evening.
Synonyms and how they differ
- coffee brandy
- Coffee brandy is a broader term that can include marc de café, but it may also refer to other coffee-flavored spirits.
- coffee liqueur
- Coffee liqueur is sweet and usually lower in alcohol; marc de café is a stronger, unsweetened spirit.
Commonly confused: marc de café or café?
marc de café vs café
Café means a coffee shop or the drink coffee; marc de café is a spirit made from coffee waste.
Practice
What is 'marc de café'?
Choose one answer.
Marc de café is an alcoholic spirit distilled from the remains of coffee beans. It is not a bean, dessert, or machine.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “marc de café”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.