coffee
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coffee/ˈkɒfi/
▶noun
- 1 a hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub.
■ coffee seeds roasted and ground, or a powder made from them.
- 2 the shrub which yields coffee seeds. [Genus Coffea: several species.]
– origin C16: from Turk. kahveh, from Arab. ḳahwa.
'coffee' also found in these Oxford entries:
Americano
- arabica
- barista
- bean
- black
- blasted
- break
- brew
- cafe
- cafe au lait
- cafe noir
- cafeteria
- cafetière
- caffeine
- cappuccino
- chasse
- chicory
- coffee morning
- coffee table
- coffee-table book
- continental breakfast
- cream
- creamer
- crema
- decaf
- decaffeinate
- demitasse
- do
- espresso
- estate
- Gaelic coffee
- Greek coffee
- ground
- hold
- Irish coffee
- java
- joe
- kaffeeklatsch
- klatch
- lace
- latte
- like
- Lloyd's
- macchiato
- mocha
- mochaccino
- nib
- percolate
- percolator
