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arabica

arabica

1 3.9
A coffee bean with a mild taste and nice smell
  • noun
  • /əˈræbɪkə/
translation icon : grano arábica
  • Many coffee enthusiasts prefer arabica beans over other varieties for their milder taste and lower caffeine content.
  • arabica beans

Examples

  • At the cafe, I ordered a cup of arabica coffee, which is known for its smooth flavor and pleasant aroma.

  • Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting the highest-quality arabica coffee in the world.

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  • The elephants are fed only Thai Arabica coffee beans grown at an altitude of around 5,000 feet.

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  • While it predicts the eradication of wild arabica, the study says little about cultivated arabica, which accounts for nearly all the arabica grown on the planet.

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  • While it predicts the eradication of wild arabica, the study says little about cultivated arabica, which accounts for nearly all the arabica grown on the planet.

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  • If you go to like a Starbucks or your local coffee shop, they're using just straight ground Arabica coffee beans because the other flavorings are used in syrups.

  • The barista explained that the arabica coffee is sourced from high-altitude farms for its superior quality.

Synonyms

coffee bean
vsarabica
12 1.0

A small seed from a tree that people roast and grind to make coffee

is a specific variety of that seed prized for mild flavor and aroma

Compounds

Coffea arabica
  • Specialized
4.6

A plant that produces the beans used to make most coffee

8.5

A widely grown Arabica coffee plant type that produces high quality beans

9.3

Coffee beans or brewed coffee from the Typica Arabica type often used in specialty coffee

Surface Forms

arabica singular
arabicas plural

Etymology

The word arabica comes from the place name Arabia, meaning 'of Arabia'. A helpful way to remember this is that arabica beans were once traded from that region, so the name now refers to the mild, aromatic coffee beans from that plant.