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Liberian coffee

Liberian coffee

5.5
A small West African tree grown for the beans used to make coffee
  • noun
  • /ˌlaɪˈbɪəriən ˈkɔːfi/
translation icon : café liberiano
  • The farmer decided to plant Liberian coffee alongside his other coffee varieties.

Examples

  • Due to its hardiness, Liberian coffee is sometimes used in hybrid crops.

  • I love drinking Liberian coffee in the morning.

  • Unlike Arabica, Liberian coffee is less common in global coffee production.

  • Have you tried Liberian coffee before?

  • The flavor of Liberian coffee is known for its unique aroma and rich taste.

  • Many farmers in West Africa cultivate Liberian coffee for its exceptional quality beans.

  • This year's harvest of Liberian coffee is expected to be larger than ever before.

Synonyms

Coffea liberica
vsLiberian coffee
  • Specialized
9.4

A small coffee tree from West Africa grown for its large beans

is a cultivated West African tree not emphasizing large beans or distinct coffee type

Surface Forms

Liberian coffee singular
Liberian coffees plural

Morphology

Liberian + coffee

The phrase is a straightforward combination of the nationality adjective 'Liberian' and the noun 'coffee', so a learner who knows both words will infer it refers to coffee from or associated with Liberia. This nationality + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard compositional semantics, making the MWE immediately understandable.

Etymology

Liberian coffee comes from the country Liberia, where a small wild coffee tree grows. The name joins Liberian, from Liberia, and coffee, the bean, so it now means 'a small West African tree grown for its coffee beans'.