robusta coffee
- noun
- /roʊˈbʌstə ˈkɔfi/
- Specialized
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café robusta
- Many coffee blends contain robusta coffee for added body and caffeine content.
Examples
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Robusta coffee beans are often used in instant coffee due to their strong flavor.
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Today, each family has a total of approximately 2 ha planted in Arabica and Robusta coffee.
Academic text (2017) -
The farmer decided to plant robusta coffee because it is more resistant to disease.
Synonyms
A type of coffee plant that makes strong beans, resists disease, and grows in hot places
A coffee plant from West Africa that resists pests and makes strong-tasting beans
Surface Forms
Morphology
robusta + coffee
This is a compositional noun phrase: 'robusta' functions as a modifier naming a coffee species and 'coffee' is the head noun, so the phrase denotes a type/variety of coffee (coffee made from Robusta beans). The relation follows a common modifier+noun pattern and is cross-linguistically regular, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to that variety rather than an idiomatic meaning.
Etymology
Robusta coffee may come from the Latin word robusta, meaning 'strong' or 'hardy', because the plant is tough and resists disease. That's why robusta coffee today names beans with a stronger, often bitter taste and more caffeine, and why farmers and instant or commercial blends often use it.
