coffee

CEFRA1

/ˈkɒfi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hot drink made from roasted coffee beans.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A serving of this beverage.

Examples

  • Black coffee leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.

  • Would you mind making an extra cup of coffee whenever you decide to have some?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /-fi/
  • /-fɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.

  2. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

  3. The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

More examples

In context

  • You've drunk three cups of coffee.

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

  • He did not stay for coffee.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.