coffeehouse
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfiˌhaʊs/
- After exploring the city, we relaxed at a quaint coffeehouse filled with local artwork.
- London coffeehouses
- an old coffeehouse
Examples
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Yesterday, I met my friend at a cozy coffeehouse to catch up over warm drinks.
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Yet despite this qualification, coffeehouses were places of social engagement where face-to-face conversation flourished.
Academic text (2018) -
I thought maybe we could go to a coffeehouse or something.
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Anyway, it was still pouring down rain outside, and the coffeehouse was becoming crowded.
Fiction book (2002) -
Only a few researchers have examined how a coffeehouse can foster an environment for social engagement.
Academic text (2018) -
Over the past thirty years, coffeehouses have become a major part of America's cultural landscape.
Academic text (2018) -
Lunchtime weekends come closest to conforming to the coffeehouse ideal as a place of lively conversation.
Academic text (2018) -
Not surprisingly, a healthy proportion of these coffeehouses dot university districts and college campuses.
Academic text (1995) -
Today, the Viennese continue to patronize the coffeehouses and avidly peruse the newspapers' swollen arts sections.
Academic text (2008) -
The new coffeehouse downtown has a beautiful patio and serves delicious pastries.
Synonyms
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A small cheap restaurant with a counter that serves simple meals quickly
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A small place that serves coffee, drinks, and light food
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1.0
A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food
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7.7
A small place that serves simple meals and drinks
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3.7
A small informal restaurant that serves simple meals and wine
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1.3
A small café where people buy coffee and light snacks
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5.7
A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
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7.2
A small informal cafe that serves beer, wine, and simple food at moderate prices
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9.6
A small cheap cafe that serves simple hot food and drinks
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7.4
A small cheap restaurant that serves simple food
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1.6
A place where people buy and eat meals, like a restaurant or café
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2.3
A small coffee shop that mostly serves espresso and other coffee drinks
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4.8
A cafe with nicer, more expensive coffee and a stylish look
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1.7
A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night
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8.3
A small shop that sells hot meals to people
How Formal
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- US
4
3.7
24
1.0
153
1.0
- Indian
1
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coffeehouse joins coffee and house, so it literally means a 'house' for coffee. The word coffee comes from the Arabic word 'qahwa' through Turkish, so a coffeehouse is a small place where people meet to drink coffee and relax.