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coffee

The correct spelling is coffee.

How to pronounce coffee

/ˈkɑ.fi/
noun

IPA: /ˈkɑ.fi/

Say it like: Cof-fee

The correct spelling is coffee. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. For example: "He did not stay for coffee."

Usage Examples

He did not stay for coffee.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
  2. 2.A serving of this beverage.
  3. 3.The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
  4. 4.The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
  5. 5.A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

verb

  1. 1.To drink coffee.

adjective

  1. 1.Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
  2. 2.Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.

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