coffee bar
5
1.3
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfi bɑːr/
:
cafetería
- I stopped by the coffee bar to grab a latte before heading to work.
- coffee bar and restaurant
- coffee bars and cafes
- chain of coffee bars
And they happen to have a coffee bar in the lobby of The Four Seasons in Vegas.
- And they happen to have a coffee bar in the lobby of The Four Seasons in Vegas.
- They encounter a line at their favorite coffee bar.
- So I stayed at The Four Seasons and, and they had a coffee bar in The Four Seasons Las Vegas.
- My one question for Trenton actually also for you is the both of you have done tours going to coffee bars and all like Starbucks, for instance.
- And then even worse it they they had this coffee bar and that's where you went to pick up the stuff.
Examples
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I nodded, returned to the coffee bar, and sat on a stool.
Fiction book (1994) -
On day thirty-nine, they told us they had a weekly gig at a coffee bar in the Haight.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wait at the coffee bar for me.
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And they happen to have a coffee bar in the lobby of The Four Seasons in Vegas.
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One afternoon, she spent four hours at a table in the adjoining coffee bar.
Fiction book (1996) -
They happen to have a coffee bar in the lobby.
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The Haunted Game Cafe is a board game store and coffee bar located in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado.
Blog text (9) -
I was going to go into the coffee bar and have a caramel brownie.
Fiction book (1994) -
Leila plods in and looks back out the window towards the packed coffee bar on the corner.
Fiction book (1999) -
A year later, Schultz was in Milan, Italy, and found Italian coffee bars full of patrons engaged in lively conversation.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
206
1.0
A small place that serves coffee, drinks, and light food
156
1.0
A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food
25
1.0
A small place where people drink coffee and eat light food
10
1.3
A small place where people buy and eat sandwiches and drinks
5
7.7
A small place that serves simple meals and drinks
3
9.6
A small cheap cafe that serves simple hot food and drinks
A small coffee shop that mostly serves espresso and other coffee drinks
A small counter that sells light food and drinks
A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably built from 'coffee' (the beverage) + 'bar' (a place where drinks are served), denoting a place that serves coffee and light refreshments. This noun-noun compound follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound coffee bar comes from the simple image of a counter where drinks are served: coffee plus a 'bar', a long counter for serving drinks. When shops began to serve coffee at that counter, they were called coffee bars, so today the term means a small shop where you get coffee and light food.