Turkish coffee
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- noun
- /ˈtɜrkɪʃ ˈkɔfi/
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café turco
- I'd be supping fresh-ground, fresh-brewed Turkish coffee at a resort somewhere rather than instant coffee out of a jar.
- a cup of Turkish coffee
- drink Turkish coffee
- thick Turkish coffee
There are only locals here, and they serve Cypriot Turkish coffee.
- There are only locals here, and they serve Cypriot Turkish coffee.
- Tons of coffee stations with Turkish coffee and tons of delicious desserts.
- Tons of coffee stations with Turkish coffee and tons of delicious dessert.
Examples
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The chef served Turkish coffee alongside traditional sweets, enhancing the dining experience.
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After a long day exploring the city, we enjoyed rich Turkish coffee at a local café.
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We also had some Turkish coffee!
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Who advertised free Turkish coffee throughout the month of September and charged me for mine on September 28?
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The thick Turkish coffee would wake him up, in spite of the impossible hour.
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Tons of coffee stations with Turkish coffee and tons of delicious dessert.
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I saw the preparations for breakfast that invariably consisted of Turkish coffee and cold roast beef.
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When Mother returned on Monday morning, we found her hunched over a steaming cup of Turkish coffee, her eyes squeezed shut.
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There was the smell of Turkish coffee in the air, and of wet sidewalks and open dumpsters, and he walked straight past the alley before he knew it.
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I'm a big coffee lover too and just love Arab and Turkish coffee—extremely strong, with sugar added.
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Synonyms
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A hot drink made by brewing roasted, ground beans with water
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Morphology
The meaning 'a style of coffee associated with Turkey' is directly and predictably derivable from combining 'Turkish' (pertaining to Turkey) with 'coffee' (the beverage). Although the precise brewing method (boiled, finely ground, unfiltered) is a cultural detail not specified by the constituents, a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it refers to coffee in the Turkish style.
Etymology
The noun Turkish coffee comes from an old Turkish way of making coffee, where very fine coffee grounds are boiled in a small pot and poured into a tiny cup so the grounds stay in the drink. One popular story says this simple image of a small cup with thick grounds explains why the name now means 'strong' and 'unfiltered' coffee today.