java

  1. (countable, uncountable) A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
  2. (US, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Coffee in general.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/
Etymology

From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.

Related words

kawa

καφές

árvore de café

καφετί

chicco di caffè

قهْوة

qaweyî

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