noun
coffee
KO-fee
noun
1
A hot drink made by brewing the roasted, ground seeds of the coffee plant.
"She started every morning with a strong cup of coffee."
"Would you like a coffee before we head out?"
2
The roasted seeds or ground powder used to make this drink.
"We ran out of coffee, so I had tea instead."
adj
1
A pale brown color, like coffee with milk.
"She wore a coffee-coloured coat."
How to Use Coffee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe drink made from roasted coffee beans, or the beans/powder themselves.
Common pairings
a cup of coffee
black coffee
coffee break
brew coffee
Word Forms
coffeed past tense, coffee'd past tense, coffees plural, coffees singular
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Etymology
Traced back through Dutch koffie and Italian caffè to Ottoman Turkish kahve, ultimately from Arabic qahwa.