coffee

Meanings

Plural: coffees

Noun

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
- "he ordered a cup of coffee"
any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
a medium brown to dark-brown color
A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
A serving of this beverage.
The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

Adj

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

Verb

To drink coffee.
To give coffee to.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.
Ottoman Turkish قهوهbor.
Italian caffèbor.
Dutch koffiebor.
English coffee
Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of café and caffè and cognate with the words for "coffee" in other major European languages, most of which are derived from the Turkish and Italian words.

Synonyms

burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, coffee bean, coffee berry, coffee tree, color, deep brown, jamoke, java, joe, umber

Scrabble Score: 14

coffee is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coffee is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coffee is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

coffee is a valid Words With Friends word