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coffee

coffee

27 1.0
The small seed from a tropical tree that is roasted and ground to make a hot drink
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːfi/
: 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
16 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

14 2.8

People meet to talk while they drink coffee

Realize an unpleasant truth and stop ignoring it

Compounds

340 1.0

A hot drink of coffee in a cup

153 1.0

A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food

94 1.2

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

37 1.0

A small cup with a handle used for drinking coffee

28 1.0

A drink made from coffee beans served very hot

25 1.0

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

22 1.0

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

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

17 1.0

A machine that brews coffee by itself

16 1.0

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

16 1.0

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

10 1.0

A metal or plastic container used to store ground coffee

10 1.6

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

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

8 1.0

Cold coffee served with ice, often with milk or syrup

Coffee with a deep bitter taste that gives more energy

Small wet bits left after making coffee

7 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

6 1.8

Thick cream with about 18% fat used to lighten coffee

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

3 3.6

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

A machine that turns roasted coffee beans into small pieces

A coffee with most or all of the caffeine removed

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

2 1.0

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

1 2.5

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

1 3.1

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

1 2.9

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

coffee ring
  • Specialized
1 6.4

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

1 3.2

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

A sweet drink with alcohol and coffee flavor

A drink like coffee that people drink instead of coffee

coffee junkie
  • Offensive
1 7.9

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

mocha coffee
  • Archaic
1 3.4

A dark, strong coffee made from beans grown in Yemen

1 2.4

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

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

1 8.8

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

coffee-and-chat
  • Informal
1 2.5

A relaxed meeting where people talk and drink coffee

coffee stall
  • Indian
1 1.7

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

1 3.1

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

1 3.4

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

Kentucky coffee tree
  • Specialized
1 8.7

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

robusta coffee
  • Specialized
1 4.2

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

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

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

1 3.6

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

A cup of coffee or espresso topped with whipped cream

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

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

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

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

mogdad coffee
  • Archaic
9.9

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

Rio Nunez coffee
  • Specialized
7.3

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

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.