Coffee

/ˈkɔːfi/ noun

Definition

Coffee is a drink made by brewing roasted and ground coffee beans in hot water. It is known for its strong flavor and caffeine, which can help people feel more awake.

Etymology

“Coffee” comes from Turkish “kahve,” from Arabic “qahwa,” originally a word related to wine or a stimulating drink. The plant itself is native to East Africa, and the word traveled with the drink through the Middle East into Europe.

Kelly Says

The word for coffee traveled almost the same route as the drink itself, from Ethiopia and Yemen through Ottoman lands into Europe. Long before cafés became social hubs, coffee was treated almost like a medicinal or even mystical substance.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቡና
ARالعربية
قهوة
BNবাংলা
কফি
CSČeština
káva
DADansk
kaffe
DEDeutsch
Kaffee
ELΕλληνικά
καφές
ESEspañol
café
FAفارسی
قهوه
FISuomi
kahvi
FRFrançais
café
GUGU
કોફી
HAHA
kofi
HEעברית
קפה
HIहिन्दी
कॉफी
HUMagyar
kávé
IDBahasa Indonesia
kopi
IGIG
kọfi
ITItaliano
caffè
JA日本語
コーヒー
KKKK
кофе
KMKM
កាហ្វេ
KO한국어
커피
MRMR
कॉफी
MSBahasa Melayu
kopi
MYမြန်မာ
ကော်ဖီ
NLNederlands
koffie
NONorsk
kaffe
PAPA
ਕਾਫੀ
PLPolski
kawa
PTPortuguês
café
RORomână
cafea
RUРусский
кофе
SVSvenska
kaffe
SWKiswahili
kahawa
TAதமிழ்
காபி
TEతెలుగు
కాఫీ
THไทย
กาแฟ
TLTL
kape
TRTürkçe
kahve
UKУкраїнська
кава
URاردو
کافی
VITiếng Việt
cà phê
YOYO
kọfi
ZH中文
咖啡
ZUZU
ikhofi

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