transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯ-fē, ˈkä- ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Italian & Turkish; Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa
Date: 1598
1.
a. : a beverage made by percolation, infusion, or decoction from the roasted and ground seeds of a coffee plant
b. : any of several Old World tropical plants (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora ) of the madder family that are widely cultivated in warm regions for their seeds from which coffee is prepared
c. : coffee seeds especially roasted and often ground — compare arabica , robusta
d. : a dehydrated product made from brewed coffee
instant coffee
also : a beverage made from this
2. : a cup of coffee
two coffee s
3. : coffee hour
[
coffee 1b
]