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koffie

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
Audio: (file)

Noun

koffie (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje)

coffee

Descendants

→ North Frisian: kofe (Föhr-Amrum)
→ Xhosa: ikofu
→ Tswana: kôšwi

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔfi
Hyphenation: kof‧fie

Noun

koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

(uncountable) coffee (beverage)
(countable) coffee (serving of the above beverage)
Hyponyms: espresso, espresso macchiato, doppio, lungo, flat white, latte, latte macchiato, cappuccino, koffie verkeerd, americano, cortado

Usage notes

Masculine in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, historically feminine in the northern Netherlands.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: koffie
- → North Frisian: kofe (Föhr-Amrum)
- → Xhosa: ikofu
- → Tswana: kôšwi
Berbice Creole Dutch: kofi
→ Burmese: ကော်ဖီ (kauhpi)
- → Rawang: gopi
Negerhollands: kofi, coffie, koffee
→ Lokono: kofi
→ English: coffee (see there for further descendants)
→ Japanese: コーヒー (kōhī)
- → Palauan: kohi
→ Latin: coffea f
→ Malay: kopi
- → Balinese: kopi
- Indonesian: kopi
  - → Petjo: kopie
- → Cantonese: 咖啡 (go³ bi¹)
- → Hokkien: 咖啡 (ko-pi / ko-phi), 高丕 (obsolete), 戈丕 (obsolete)
- → Teochew: 咖啡 (go¹ bi⁵ / gu¹ bi⁵)
→ Papiamentu: kòfi, koffi
→ Russian: ко́фе (kófe) (see there for further descendants)
→ Sranan Tongo: kofi (or from English)
- → Aukan: kofi
- → Caribbean Hindustani: kofi
- → Caribbean Javanese: kofi, kopi
- → Saramaccan: kofí
→ West Frisian: kofje

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