Coffee

//ˈkɒf.i// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. uncountable

    "He and his friends used to order coffee whenever they went out."

  2. 2
    a medium brown to dark-brown color wordnet
  3. 3
    A serving of this beverage. countable

    "As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one."

  4. 4
    a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee wordnet
  5. 5
    The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans wordnet
  2. 7
    The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans wordnet
  4. 9
    A tropical plant of the genus Coffea. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    The end of a meal, when coffee is served. countable, uncountable

    "He did not stay for coffee."

Verb
  1. 1
    To drink coffee. intransitive

    "I rushed into my cabin, coffeed, wined, and went to bed sobbing."

  2. 2
    To give coffee to. transitive

    "The association of veteran firemen, which has a membership of 200, kept open house for New Year callers, and all comers were bountifully sandwiched and coffeed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Coffee County. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

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javabeigebeveragebrownbrunetburnt umber

Example

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"You've drunk three cups of coffee."

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.

Related phrases

Arabian coffeeCoffee Club IslandCoffee CountyFrench coffeeGaelic coffeeIrish coffeeKentucky coffeetreeMogdad coffeeScotch coffeeTurkish coffeeVietnamese coffeeblack coffee

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