# coffee

Pronunciation: US say "KAW-fee" /ˈkɔ.fi/; UK say "KOF-ee" /ˈkɒf.i/

## Noun

1. A drink made by brewing roasted, ground coffee beans in water, usually hot, or a serving of this drink.
   - Simple: A drink made from roasted coffee beans and water, usually hot, or one cup of this drink.
   - _Freshly brewed coffee filled the kitchen with its rich aroma._
   - _Many people rely on coffee to stay alert through long workdays._
2. The seeds of the coffee plant, raw or roasted, whole or ground, especially as used to make the drink.
   - Simple: The seeds of the coffee plant, which are roasted and often ground to make the drink.
   - _Buyers inspect each batch of green coffee carefully before purchase._
   - _They roast the coffee until it turns dark and slightly oily._
3. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea, grown for the seeds used to make the drink.
   - Simple: A tropical plant that produces the seeds used to make coffee.
   - _Coffee thrives in the shade of taller trees on mountain slopes._
   - _Disease can wipe out an entire field of coffee within weeks._
4. The closing part of a meal, at which coffee is served.
   - Simple: The last part of a meal, when coffee is brought out.
   - _The speeches were saved for coffee at the end of the banquet._
   - _Conversation, which had flagged during the main course, revived at coffee, and nobody seemed in any hurry to leave._
6. A pale brown color, like that of coffee with milk added.
   - Simple: A light brown color, like coffee with milk in it.
   - _The designer chose coffee for the upholstery to warm the room._
   - _Her dress was a rich coffee that complemented her cream scarf._

## Adjective

5. Pale brown in color, like coffee lightened with milk.
   - Simple: Light brown in color, like coffee mixed with milk.
   - _She admired the coffee tones in the antique rug._
   - _The bridesmaids wore dresses of coffee lace trimmed with cream ribbon._

## Verb

7. To drink coffee.
   - Simple: To drink coffee, or to have a cup of it.
8. To give or serve coffee to someone.
   - Simple: To give coffee to someone.

## Origin

Borrowed from Dutch koffie, which came from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish kahve, and ultimately from Arabic qahwa. It is a doublet of café and caffè and is related to the words for "coffee" in most major European languages.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coffee (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).