coffee

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒfi/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1a hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub: a cup of coffee [as modifier]: a coffee pot
  • [count noun] a cup of coffee: we went out for a coffee
  • coffee seeds roasted and ground, or a powder made from them: a jar of instant coffee
  • a pale brown colour like that of milky coffee: coffee-coloured skin
  • 2the shrub which yields coffee seeds, native to the Old World tropics.
    • Genus Coffea, family Rubiaceae: several species.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Turkish kahveh, from Arabic qahwa, probably via Dutch koffie

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