coffee

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 1.7 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Italian caffè < Turkish kahve < Arabic قهوة (qahwa) ‘coffee’. Some Ethiopians claim a derivation from Kaffa, an ancient province of Ethiopia where coffee is said to have originated, but this etymology is highly improbable as it fails to explain the initial shift to the Arabic 'qahwa'. At the same time, qahwa refers only to coffee in liquid form. When it is dry, either as beans or ground, Arabs call coffee بن ('bunn). That word comes from 'buna', the Amharic word for coffee.

Many sources state that the Arabic term meant 'a brew', especially wine.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈkɑfi/
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• Rhymes: -ɒfi

[edit] Noun

coffee (countable and uncountable; plural coffees)

1. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
2. A serving of the beverage coffee

   We’d like three coffees on this table please

3. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
4. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
5. (color) A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

   coffee colour:

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[edit] Adjective

coffee (not comparable)

1. (color) Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

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black coffee coffee-and coffee bag coffee bar coffee bean coffee break coffee cake, coffeecake coffee cup coffee essense coffee grinder coffeehouse

coffee klatch, coffee klatsch coffee machine coffee maker, coffeemaker coffee mill coffee morning coffee pot, coffeepot coffee room coffee royal coffee shop coffee spoon coffee table

coffee-table book coffee tree drip coffee filter coffee Gaelic coffee iced coffee instant coffee Irish coffee Kentucky coffee tree Turkish coffee

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arabica cappuccino café au lait café noir cafeteria caffè americano caffè corretto caffè crème caffè freddo coffea

decaf demitasse eccoccino espresso espresso breve flat white frappuccino java kaffeeklatsch latte

long black macchiato mocha mochaccino robusta short black speedball Tia Maria Appendix:Colours

[edit] External links

• The Origins of Coffe on Foodie's Corner