English Explanatory Dictionary

arabica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant of species Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia, that yields coffee beans.
  2. A bean of this plant.
  3. Coffee made from these coffee beans.

Pronunciation

/əˈɹæbɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-arabica.wav

Word forms

arabica arabicas

Etymology

See Wikipedia at Coffea arabica § Taxonomy and § History; Europeans learned of coffee from Arab peoples.

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