English Explanatory Dictionary

coffee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Ellipsis of Coffee County.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒfi/ En-uk-coffee.ogg /ˈkɔːfɪ/ /ˈkɔfi/ /ˈkɑfi/ En-us-coffee.ogg /ˈkoəfi/ [ˈkɔ̟fi] /ˈkɔfe/ /-fɪ/ /-fi/

Word forms

coffee coffees coffée coffeeing coffeed coffee'd

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

color coffee jamoke java joe

Related words

caffeine :Category:Coffee kaffeeklatsch arabica café au lait café crème café noir cafeteria caffè americano caffè corretto caffè freddo cappuccino coffea decaf demitasse espresso espresso breve flat white frappuccino java latte long black macchiato mocha mochaccino robusta short black speedball Tia Maria

Derived words

anticoffee Arabian coffee black coffee bulletproof coffee calypso coffee chicory coffee civet coffee coffee-and coffee and cake coffee and cakes coffee au lait coffee bag coffee bar coffee bean coffee berry coffeeberry coffee bowl coffee break coffee bush coffee cabinet coffee cake Coffee Camp Coffee Club Island coffee culture coffee-cup coffee cup coffee essence coffee extract coffee glass coffee-glass coffee grinder coffee ground coffee grounds coffee ground vomiting coffee ground vomitus coffeegrower coffeegrowing coffeehead coffeeholic coffeehouse coffee house coffee-house coffee-kettle coffee-klatch coffee klatch coffee klatsch coffee-klatsch coffee leaf rust coffeeless coffeelike coffee liqueur coffee machine coffee-maker coffeemaker coffee maker coffeemaking coffee making coffee-man coffee man coffeeman

Translations

Afar: bun Afrikaans: koffieboon Afrikaans: koffiekleurig Alabama: kafi Arabic: بُنّ Arapaho: woo'oteeyou'u Armenian: սուրճ Armenian: սրճահատիկ Armenian: սրճագույն Bashkir: кофе Bashkir: ҡәһүә Betawi: biji kupi Central Bikol: kape Bulgarian: кафе́ Chinese Cantonese: 咖啡豆 Chinese Cantonese: 咖啡色 Chinese Cantonese: 啡色 Chinese Mandarin: 咖啡豆 Chinese Mandarin: 咖啡色 Danish: kaffebønne Dutch: koffie Dutch: koffieboon Dutch: mokka Dutch: koffiebruin Estonian: kohvioad Estonian: kohvipruun Finnish: kahvipapu Finnish: kahvinruskea French: café Georgian: ყავის მარცვლები German: Kaffebohne German: Kaffee German: Kaffeebraun German: Kaffeefarbe Greek: καφές Greek: καφέ Gujarati: બુંદદાણા Hebrew: פולי קפה Hebrew: קפה Hindi: कहवा Huichol: capé Hungarian: kávébab Hungarian: kávébarna Icelandic: kaffibaun Icelandic: kaffibrúnn Ido: kafeo Ido: kafeea Indonesian: biji kopi Italian: chicco di caffè Italian: caffè Japanese: コーヒー豆 Japanese: コーヒー色 Korean: 커피콩 Korean: 커피색 Meru: kaua Mongolian: боргол Nahuatl: cafēnyōlli Nahuatl: capejyōloj Nyole (Uganda): emwanyi Oromo: qishira Plautdietsch: Boonekoffe Plautdietsch: Koffeboon Polish: ziarna kawy Polish: kawa Polish: kawowy Portuguese: café Romanian: cafea Romanian: cafeniu
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