coffee
A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot waterA beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
» Let's take a break for coffee.
Lass uns eine Kaffeepause machen.
Давайте прервёмся на кофе.
Давайте зробимо перерву на каву.
Meaning
7 senses(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
(countable)A serving of this beverage.
Kaffee, Kàffe, Kafää
ко́феkófe
ка́ваkáva
(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
(countable, uncountable)The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
(countable, uncountable)A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
(countable, uncountable)A pale brown color, like that of milky coffee.
a medium brown to dark-brown color
(countable, uncountable)The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
He did not stay for coffee.
Examples
3982 sentencesLet's take a break for coffee.
Давайте зробимо перерву на каву. — zaytsev126
ruДавайте прервёмся на кофе. — odexed
deLass uns eine Kaffeepause machen. — Esperantostern
Give me a cup of coffee.
Дайте мені філіжанку кави. — Ahha
ruДайте мне чашку кофе. — nami
deGib mir eine Tasse Kaffee! — Dejo
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
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
Would you like tea or coffee?
Хочеш чаю чи кави? — deniko
ruВы хотите чай или кофе? — timsa
deMöchtest du Tee oder Kaffee? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from ArBorrowed 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: coffeesSynonyms
12 synonyms- a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans:java
- any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans:coffee tree
- a medium brown to dark-brown color:chocolatedeep brownumberburnt umber
- a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee:coffee beancoffee berry
Word family
87 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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