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coffee
English
Alternative forms
- coffée (rare)
Etymology
From Dutch koffie (“coffee”) [from 1582], from Ottoman Turkish ????? (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic ???????? (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”). The Arabic word originally referred to wine, a drink which was traditionally mixed and served hot in a similar manner. In Arabic "to brew" utilizes the same triliteral root as wine and intoxicant; see ? ? ?? (?-m-r) to cover over, presumably with hot water. Other sources instead claim it traces back to the name of the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, which is an Omotic word. Doublet of café and caffè.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?.fi/
- (Conservative RP, dated) IPA(key): /?k??.f?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?.fi/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?k?.fi/
- Homophone: coughy
- Rhymes: -?fi, -??fi
- Hyphenation: cof?fee
Noun
coffee (countable and uncountable, plural coffees)
- (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
- (countable) A serving of this beverage.
- 2008, Agnes Poirier, The Guardian, 12 April:
- 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.
- 2008, Agnes Poirier, The Guardian, 12 April:
- The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
- The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
- A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
- A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
- The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:coffee
- Thesaurus:color
Derived terms
Related terms
- caffeine
- kaffeeklatsch
Translations
See coffee/translations § Noun.
Adjective
coffee (not comparable)
- Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
- Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.
Translations
See coffee/translations § Adjective.
Verb
coffee (third-person singular simple present coffees, present participle coffeeing, simple past and past participle coffeed)
- (intransitive) To drink coffee.
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner
- Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine
- PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistible Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:52
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kuchen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kuchen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kuk?n/
Noun
kuchen (uncountable)
- Any of several types of cake, typically eaten with coffee.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cuchen, coechen, cochen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuh- (“to cough”), likely of onomatopoeic origin. Akin to English cough, German keuchen.
Pronunciation
Verb
kuchen
- to give out a dry and brief cough
Inflection
Noun
kuchen
- Plural form of kuch
Spanish
Etymology
From German Kuchen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kuxen/, [?ku.x?n]
Noun
kuchen m (plural kúchenes)
- cake, especially made with fruit
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