Coffee

Quick meaning: Coffee is a noun meaning (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

Meaning

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A serving of this beverage.
2. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
3. The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
4. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
5. A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
6. The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
7. Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

Example Sentences

He did not stay for coffee.

He and his friends used to order coffee whenever they went out.

The Turks have a drink called coffa (for they use no wine), so named of a berry as black as soot, and as bitter[…], which they sip still of, and sup as warm as they can suffer[…].

As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one.

Word Forms

• coffees
• coffeeing
• coffeed
• coffee'd

Synonyms for coffee

Depending on context, synonyms include color, jamoke, java, joe, umber, chocolate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chocolate, umber, java, latte, espresso, caffeine.

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