coffee
Meaning
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- A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- A serving of this beverage.
- The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
- The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
- A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
- A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
- The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
Synonyms
coffee berry
coffee tree
deep brown
Coffea
zeese
coffee plant
decaffeinated coffee
hot beverage
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cof‧fee
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒf.i/
Etymology
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.
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