café au lait

UK: /kafe o lɛ/

US: (kaf′ā ō lā′, ka fā′, kə-; Fr. ka fā ō le′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•fé au lait  (kaf′ā ō lā′, ka fā′, kə-; Fr. ka fā ō le′), 

1. hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk.
2. a light brown color.

• French: literally, coffee with milk
• 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

café au lait / kafe o lɛ/ noun

1. coffee with milk
2. a light brown colour
3. (as modifier): café-au-lait brocade