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arabica

Pronunciation: /əˈrabɪkə/

Definition of arabica

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] coffee or coffee beans from the most widely grown coffee plant.
  • 2the bush that produces arabica coffee beans, native to the Old World tropics.
    • Coffea arabica, family Rubiaceae. See also robusta

Origin:

1920s: from Latin, feminine of arabicus (see Arabic)

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