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In the first episode of Kobayashi's Dragon maid, Tohru joins a maid cafe. But,
in Japanese, Tohru refers to maid cafe as " _maido kisa_ ". How does cafe
become "kisa" if I consider Katakanization of the word? Am I missing
something?


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Why is cafe pronounced "kisa" in Kobayashi's Dragon Maid?


Never mind, found the answer*. I was definitely missing something. She was
referring to
"[Kissaten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissaten?oldid=477172089)(喫茶店)" or
in this case "Meido kissa(メイド喫茶)".

> **A kissaten (喫茶店) is a Japanese-style coffee shop.** Kissaten are
> particularly popular among students and business people, particularly
> salarymen, for breakfast.
>
> Kissaten are able to serve sweets and tea, but almost all will also serve
> coffee, sandwiches, spaghetti, and other light refreshments, as well as
> curry rice or set meals at lunchtime. In urban areas salarymen and students
> frequent kissaten for breakfast where they might have "morning service"
> (mooningu saabisu) of thick toast, boiled or fried eggs, a piece of ham or
> bacon, and a cup of coffee.
>
> **In Japan, there is a distinct difference between cafes (kaafe) and
> kissaten. The design and atmosphere of kaafe is usually aimed at younger
> people or women, whereas kissaten are small, older establishments.**
>
> There is also the very modern phenomenon of the manga kissa, which is a
> version of the kissaten but with video games, manga and vending machines
> instead of coffee.

*I totally forgot I had [jisho.org](https://jisho.org/) bookmarked


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