coffee

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
2. A serving of this beverage.
3. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
4. The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
5. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
6. A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
7. The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

Adj

1. Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
2. Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.

Verb

1. To drink coffee.
2. To give coffee to.

Con trattino come

cof‧fee

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɒf.i/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Etymology tree
Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.
Ottoman Turkish قهوهbor.
Italian caffèbor.
Dutch koffiebor.
English coffee
Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of café and caffè and cognate with the words for "coffee" in other major European languages, most of which are derived from the Turkish and Italian words.

Frasi

The coffee had a very strong taste .

Il caffè aveva un gusto molto forte.