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coffee

/ˈkɑfi/noun2 syllables

Coffee means: a medium brown to dark-brown color.

Synonyms for coffee8

noun, as in a medium brown to dark-brown color

chocolate, deep brown, umber, burnt umber

noun, as in a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

coffee bean, coffee berry

noun, as in a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

noun, as in any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

coffee tree

What does coffee mean?4

noun

1

a medium brown to dark-brown color

2

a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

3

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans“he ordered a cup of coffee”

4

any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Coffee in a sentence

  • Bring me a cup of coffee, will you?CK
  • How would you like your coffee, black or with cream?CM
  • Which would you rather have, tea or coffee?jakov
  • Which do you like better, tea or coffee?CK
  • Please make yourself at home, and help yourself to some coffee.CK
  • While you are about it, please make a cup of coffee for me, too.CK
  • You have a choice of black tea, coffee, or milk.Barbiche0
  • Turning to the left, you will find a coffee shop.al_ex_an_der

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of coffee

as a noun

plural
coffees