A cafe or coffee house, particularly a small establishment serving coffee and light refreshments.
Italian or Spanish diminutive or variant form derived from 'caffe' (coffee), likely combining the root with a regional diminutive suffix.
The word caffiso reflects how coffee culture spread across Europe with different regional names—Italian 'caffè,' Spanish 'café,' French 'café'—but the beverage itself created a whole new social institution!
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