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The definition of coffee is a drink made from ground and roasted beans from a tropical shrub or a color that looks like this drink mixed with milk.
(noun)A drink you order at Starbucks made from roasted ground beans is an example of coffee.
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See coffee in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a dark-brown, aromatic drink made by brewing in water the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tall tropical shrub (genus Coffea) of the madder family
- these seeds, found in the red berries of the shrubalso coffee beans
- the shrub itself
- the color of coffee containing milk or cream; light brown
- a reception or social gathering at which coffee, tea, etc. are served, esp. one held for the purpose of promoting a cause or introducing a political candidate
Origin: It caffè < Turk qahwe < Ar qahwa, coffee, said to be after Kaffa, area in Ethiopia, home of the plant
See coffee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. Any of various tropical African shrubs or trees of the genus Coffea, especially C. arabica, widely cultivated in the tropics for their seeds that are dried, roasted, and ground to prepare a stimulating aromatic drink.b. The beanlike seeds of this plant, enclosed within a pulpy fruit.c. The beverage prepared from the seeds of this plant.
- A moderate brown to dark brown or dark grayish brown.
- An informal social gathering at which coffee and other refreshments are served.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration (influenced by Italian caffè, from Turkish)
Origin: of Ottoman Turkish qahveh
Origin: , from Arabic qahwa; see qhw in Semitic roots
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