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coffee.

A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒfi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔːfɪ//ˈkɔfi//ˈkɑfi/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

    uncountable
    He and his friends used to order coffee whenever they went out.
  2. A serving of this beverage.

    countable
  3. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A pale brown color, like that of milky coffee.

    countable · uncountable
  7. The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

    countable · uncountable
    He did not stay for coffee.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor. Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor. 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.

adj/ˈkɒfi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔːfɪ//ˈkɔfi//ˈkɑfi/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

    not-comparable
  2. Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor. Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor. 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.

verb/ˈkɒfi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔːfɪ//ˈkɔfi//ˈkɑfi/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. To drink coffee.

    intransitive
  2. To give coffee to.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor. Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor. 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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