[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caff.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / caff

[← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/C/)

# caff

«caff» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a caff, caffs) — informal, UK

### meaning for a pupil

(UK, informal) A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches. It is a short form of "café". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In British everyday talk and stories it describes a "greasy spoon" café where workers eat. Phrases: "the local caff", "greasy caff".

### examples

- We had egg and chips at the local caff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x1)
- The builders always stop at the caff for a cuppa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x2)
- Meet you at the caff on the corner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x3)
- The caff opens at six for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x4)
- The old caff by the station has steamed-up windows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x5)

### note

Informal British word, rhymes with "laugh" in some accents and with "gaff" in others. Spelled with double f. It means the same as café but sounds casual.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «caff» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.