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coffee royal

coffee royal

9.5
A drink of strong coffee with Cognac, lemon peel and sugar
  • noun
translation icon : café real
  • The menu included a coffee royal, which paired rich coffee with a splash of Cognac.

Examples

  • After dinner, he ordered a coffee royal made with rich black coffee and a hint of lemon peel.

  • I ordered a coffee royal at the café.

  • After dinner, he ordered a coffee royal to wind down the evening.

  • She enjoyed the aroma of the lemon peel in her coffee royal.

  • Have you tried a coffee royal before?

  • The menu featured a coffee royal, a delightful mix of Cognac, black coffee, and sugar.

  • On cold evenings, she loves to sip a coffee royal to enjoy its warm, aromatic flavors.

Synonyms

cafe royale
vscoffee royal
8.1

A drink of black coffee mixed with Cognac and served with lemon peel and sugar

lists the beverage ingredients rather than highlighting a garnish

How Alcoholic

Irish coffee
3 3.6
coffee royal
9.5
black
100 1.0

Surface Forms

coffee royal singular
coffee royals plural

Morphology

coffee + royal

Combining 'coffee' and 'royal' yields a sensible inference that this is a special or 'fancy' type of coffee, so learners can grasp the general idea of an elevated beverage. However, the specific ingredients (Cognac, lemon peel, sugar) and the precise preparation are not predictable from 'royal' alone, so the meaning is only partially inferable.

Etymology

The name coffee royal may come from the idea of a rich, 'royal' coffee served with a little strong Cognac and a twist of lemon peel, so the drink felt fit for a king. That's why coffee royal today means black coffee mixed with Cognac, lemon peel, and sugar.