Meaning

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

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

    Kaffebohne, Kaffee

    кофе́йное зерно́koféjnoje zernó

    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

  2. (countable)A serving of this beverage.

    Kaffee, Kàffe, Kafää

    ко́феkófe

    ка́ваkáva

  3. (countable, uncountable)The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.

    Kaffeepflanze, Kaffee

    кофе́йное де́ревоkoféjnoje dérevo, ко́феkófe

    a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

  4. (countable, uncountable)The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A pale brown color, like that of milky coffee.

    a medium brown to dark-brown color

  7. (countable, uncountable)The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

    He did not stay for coffee.

Examples

3982 sentences
  1. Let's take a break for coffee.

    Давайте зробимо перерву на каву. — zaytsev126

    ruДавайте прервёмся на кофе. — odexed

    deLass uns eine Kaffeepause machen. — Esperantostern

  2. Give me a cup of coffee.

    Дайте мені філіжанку кави. — Ahha

    ruДайте мне чашку кофе. — nami

    deGib mir eine Tasse Kaffee! — Dejo

  3. Would you like coffee or tea?

    Ви бажаєте кави чи чаю? — deniko

    ruЧто ты хочешь, кофе или чай? — Lenin_1917

    deWas möchtest du? Kaffee oder Tee? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I'd like a cup of coffee.

    Я би хотів чашечку кави. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел чашечку кофе. — odexed

    deIch hätte gerne eine Tasse Kaffee. — Esperantostern

  5. Would you like tea or coffee?

    Хочеш чаю чи кави? — deniko

    ruВы хотите чай или кофе? — timsa

    deMöchtest du Tee oder Kaffee? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
beverage:
Русский
By meaning 3
colour:
beans:
plant:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
colour:
beans:
beverage:
plant:

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Ar

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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Forms

plural: coffees
Singularcoffee
Pluralcoffees

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

87 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • cup of coffee
  • drink coffee
  • some coffee
  • too much coffee
  • tea or coffee
  • in my coffee
  • coffee shop
  • coffee without sugar
  • pot of coffee
  • much coffee
  • coffee or tea
  • in his coffee

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
coffee — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto