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cafetiere

cafetiere

6.7
A pot with a plunger and filter for making coffee, also called a French press
  • noun
  • /ˌkæfɪˈtɪr/
  • UK
translation icon : cafetera
  • I brewed my morning coffee in the cafetiere for the perfect rich flavor.

Examples

  • My French press (cafetiere) is timed for 4 minutes.

    Blog text (11)
  • The kind of coffeepot Kentridge put in Soho's hand, however, was simply the accident of what happened to be in his studio that day, namely a cafetiere: a glass cylinder with a metal plunger that compresses the grains of coffee within the pot.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Hence the cafetiere becoming a mine shaft (Mine), the cigarette smoke becoming a typewriter (Johannesburg), the stethoscope becoming a telephone (History of the Main Complaint), the camera's tripod becoming helicopter blades

    Academic text (2000)
  • She served the guests freshly made coffee using her elegant cafetiere.

  • After steeping for four minutes, I pressed the plunger down on the cafetiere to enjoy my coffee.

Synonyms

coffee maker
vscafetiere
15 1.0

A machine that brews coffee by itself

is a manual plunger pot not an automatic machine
coffeemaker
vscafetiere
9 2.1

A machine that makes coffee at home or work

is the manual plunger pot rather than a general device
coffeepot
vscafetiere
5 1.0

A tall container with a spout for making and serving coffee

is a specific manual pot using a plunger and filter
percolator
vscafetiere
4 5.6

A coffee pot where boiling water rises through a tube and flows through ground coffee

uses a plunger and filter, not boiling circulation brewing
drip pot
vscafetiere
3.5

A coffee pot that makes coffee by letting hot water slowly pass through ground coffee

uses a plunger and filter rather than slow dripping
perc
vscafetiere
  • Informal
9.3

A coffee pot that brews by bubbling hot water through coffee grounds

is the plunger filter pot, not the boiling circulation method

How Simple

cafetiere
  • UK
6.7
drip pot
3.5

Surface Forms

cafetiere singular
cafetieres plural

Etymology

Cafetiere comes from French cafetière, which simply means 'coffee pot'. Think of café and English coffee, which share the same root. So a cafetiere is the pot used to make or serve coffee, often the kind with a plunger called a French press.