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Definition of 'coffee'Noun
A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
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- The Turks have a drink called coffa (for they use no wine), so named of a berry as black as soot, and as bitter.
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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
*2008 , Agnes Poirier, The Guardian , 12 April:
*: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.
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The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
A tropical plant of the genus Coffea .
(rft-sense) A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
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The end of the meal—when coffee is usually served.
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Synonyms
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Adjective
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Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
Derived terms
* black coffee
* coffee-and
* coffee bag
* coffee bar
* coffee bean
* coffee break
* coffee cake, coffeecake
* coffee cup
* coffee essense
* coffee grinder
* coffeehouse
* coffee klatch, coffee klatsch
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* coffee machine
* coffee maker, coffeemaker
* coffee mill
* coffee morning
* coffee pot, coffeepot
* coffee room
* coffee royal
* coffee rust
* coffee shop
* coffee spoon
* coffee table
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* coffee-table book
* coffee tree/coffeetree
* drip coffee
* filter coffee
* Gaelic coffee
* iced coffee
* instant coffee
* Irish coffee
* Kentucky coffee tree
* Turkish coffee
* wake up and smell the coffee
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See also
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* arabica
* cappuccino
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* cafeteria
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* coffea
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* decaf
* demitasse
* eccoccino
* espresso
* espresso breve
* flat white
* frappuccino
* java
* kaffeeklatsch
* latte
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* long black
* macchiato
* mocha
* mochaccino
* robusta
* short black
* speedball
* Tia Maria
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Verb
To drink coffee.
* 1839 , Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker
- I rushed into my cabin, coffeed , wined, and went to bed sobbing.
* 2010 , Patrick Day, Too Late in the Afternoon: One Man's Triumph Over Depression
- It was exactly 11 a.m. We had been coffeeing for one hour, and our coffee cups were empty.
External links
* The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner
* Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine
* PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistable Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:52
1000 English basic words
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