coffee

A1 Topic:Food & Drink

Also spelled kawffee

US /ˈkɔfi/ UK /ˈkɒ.fi/ See IPA manual

Freq #655

Meanings

1

noun
A hot drink made by pouring hot water over roasted, ground coffee beans.

They ordered a cup of coffee.
2

noun
A cup or serving of this drink.

Can I get you a coffee?
3

noun
The bean of the coffee plant, used to make the drink.

The farm grows some of the best coffee in the region.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a hot drink made by pouring... java

3 noun · the bean of the coffee... coffee bean

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Word family

Forms coffees

Derived forms anticoffeecoffee-andcoffee-cupcoffee-glasscoffee-housecoffee-kettlecoffee-klatchcoffee-klatschcoffee-makercoffee-mancoffee-millcoffee-pot

Related forms arabicacafeteriacaffeinecappuccinocoffeadecafdemitasseespressofrappuccinojavakaffeeklatschlatte

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Phrases (9)

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coffee shop
A café that primarily serves coffee and light refreshments

Adjective + noun
drink coffee
to consume coffee as a regular habit

Verb + noun
have a coffee
to drink a cup of coffee, often in a social context

Verb + noun
make coffee
to prepare coffee for drinking

Verb + noun
black coffee
coffee served without milk or cream

Adjective + noun
fresh coffee
coffee that has just been brewed

Adjective + noun

Idioms (1)

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wake up and smell the coffee
recognize an unpleasant reality that you have been ignoring

Simplified etymology

Coffee entered English in the late 16th century from Arabic qahwah by way of Turkish kahveh.

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.

ق ه ي Arabic caffè Italian قهوه ota قَهْوَة Arabic

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Food & Drink

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# coffee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɔfi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒ.fi/
**Frequency rank:** 655

## Meanings
1. A hot drink made by pouring hot water over roasted, ground coffee beans.
2. A cup or serving of this drink.
3. The bean of the coffee plant, used to make the drink.

## Examples
- They ordered a cup of coffee.
- Can I get you a coffee?
- The farm grows some of the best coffee in the region.

## Synonyms
- color
- jamoke
- java
- joe

## Derived Forms
- anticoffee
- coffee-and
- coffee-cup
- coffee-glass
- coffee-house
- coffee-kettle
- coffee-klatch
- coffee-klatsch
- coffee-maker
- coffee-man
- coffee-mill
- coffee-pot

## Related Forms
- arabica
- cafeteria
- caffeine
- cappuccino
- coffea
- decaf
- demitasse
- espresso
- frappuccino
- java
- kaffeeklatsch
- latte

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ق ه ي
- Root: caffè
- Root: قهوه
- Root: قَهْوَة

## 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.

## AI Etymology
coffee is a noun and verb. It was 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. Historical forms in the chain include ق ه ي (Arabic), caffè (Italian), قهوه (ota), and قَهْوَة (Arabic). Current senses include a hot drink made by pouring hot water over roasted, ground coffee beans, a cup or serving of this drink, and the bean of the coffee plant, used to make the drink. Derived forms include anticoffee, coffee-and, coffee-cup, coffee-glass, and coffee-house. Related words include arabica, cafeteria, caffeine, and cappuccino.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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