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Added 2 October 2026

coffee

/ˈkɒfi/ noun

In Latin: cafaea, cafaeum, cafea Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coffee at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
He and his friends used to order coffee whenever they went out.
A serving of this beverage.
The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.

adjective

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.

verb

To drink coffee.
To give coffee to.

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of café and caffè and cognate with the words for "coffee" in other major European languages, most of which are derived from the Turkish and Italian words.

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