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coffee

coffee

199 1.0
The small seed from a tropical tree that is roasted and ground to make a hot drink
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːfi/
translation icon : grano de café
  • Charlie measures spoonfuls of ground coffee into the pot and turns on the burner.
  • coffee beans
  • grow coffee
  • coffee export

Maybe like without the coffee bean in it, you know what I mean?

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Examples

Synonyms

coffee bean
vscoffee
12 1.0

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

is the same in meaning but is the shorter single-word name

Idioms

4 2.8

People meet to talk while they drink coffee

Realize an unpleasant truth and stop ignoring it

Compounds

432 1.0

A hot drink of coffee in a cup

156 1.0

A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food

69 1.2

A low table in front of a sofa for drinks and magazines

34 1.0

A small cup with a handle used for drinking coffee

22 1.0

A large cup with a handle for drinking hot drinks like coffee

20 1.0

A short break from work to drink coffee or eat a small snack

19 1.0

A drink made from coffee beans served very hot

15 1.0

A machine that brews coffee by itself

A cup of coffee you drink in the morning to help you wake up

12 1.0

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

9 1.6

A sweet cake or bread often flavored with cinnamon and nuts, eaten with coffee

8 1.0

A cup of coffee made recently with a strong smell and full taste

A large attractive book with many photos or pictures kept on a living room table for guests to browse

7 1.0

Cold coffee served with ice, often with milk or syrup

6 1.0

A metal or plastic container used to store ground coffee

5 1.3

A small café where people buy coffee and light snacks

A powder or small pieces you mix with hot water to make coffee

Small wet bits left after making coffee

A paper or metal thing that keeps coffee grounds out of brewed coffee

Coffee with a deep bitter taste that gives more energy

3 3.6

A hot coffee with whiskey, sugar, and cream on top

A coffee with most or all of the caffeine removed

A machine that turns roasted coffee beans into small pieces

A strong coffee made by boiling very finely ground beans, not filtered and often with sugar

1 2.5

Coffee made by pouring hot water through a paper filter with ground coffee

1 2.9

A small machine that grinds roasted coffee beans into small pieces to make coffee

1 1.8

Thick cream with about 18% fat used to lighten coffee

1 3.1

A large metal container that makes and keeps coffee hot for many people

coffee junkie
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A person who drinks a lot of coffee and feels they need it

A sweet drink with alcohol and coffee flavor

1 2.4

A mix of coffee beans from different places made for a certain taste

1 3.2

A small tropical tree that grows red cherries containing beans used to make a hot drink

A hot drink of espresso and steamed milk with a layer of foam on top

An evergreen bush in the western United States that produces small red or black berries

coffee fungus
  • Specialized
7.1

A tiny living thing that makes coffee plants and other tropical crops sick

3.6

A ring-shaped cake often made with fruit or nuts and topped with icing

coffee ring
  • Specialized
6.4

A ring-shaped mark that appears at the edge of a liquid drop as it dries

A sweet yeast roll often made with spices, raisins or nuts and served with coffee

coffee rose
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers that open at night

A warm pinkish-brown color used for clothes and rooms

A drink of strong coffee with Cognac, lemon peel and sugar

A tropical shrub with many leaves whose seeds smell bad and people use to make cheap coffee

A fruit on a coffee tree that contains the seeds used to make coffee

coffee blight
  • Specialized
6.3

A disease of coffee plants caused by fungi or bacteria that reduces the amount and quality of beans

9.7

An evergreen fern from California and Baja California with dark brown stems on its leaves

coffee stall
  • Indian
1.7

A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night

A drink like coffee that people drink instead of coffee

coffee-and-chat
  • Informal
2.5

A relaxed meeting where people talk and drink coffee

A tropical plant that produces the beans used to make most of the world's coffee

A traditional ritual in Ethiopia where people prepare, serve, and drink coffee together

A small West African tree grown for the beans used to make coffee

mocha coffee
  • Archaic
3.4

A dark, strong coffee made from beans grown in Yemen

mogdad coffee
  • Archaic
9.9

A tropical shrub whose seeds are sometimes roasted and used as fake coffee

Coffee that is served cold with ice, often with milk or cream

Kentucky coffee tree
  • Specialized
8.7

A large North American tree with divided leaves and hard seed pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute

Rio Nunez coffee
  • Specialized
7.3

A coffee plant from West Africa that resists coffee rust and grows in places like Java

robusta coffee
  • Specialized
4.2

A coffee plant from West Africa that makes beans for strong coffee and resists disease

A cup of coffee or espresso topped with whipped cream

8.8

A rough leafy plant with purple or red flowers and small red berries

Surface Forms

coffee singular
coffees plural

Etymology

Coffee was first the name of the drink and later was used for the 'seed' or 'bean' that makes it, so when people call a bean coffee they mean the seed that will become the drink.