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coffee

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒfi/
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Definition of coffee

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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