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coffee

  • noun
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A dark drink, usually served hot, made from the dried seeds of the coffee plant after they are cooked and ground into powder.

  • The smell of fresh coffee woke me before the alarm did.

  • He drinks too much coffee and then cannot sleep at night.

  • Let's talk about it over coffee after the meeting.

  • She grinds the beans herself, so her coffee tastes stronger.

Common collocations: a cup of coffee · strong coffee · black coffee · instant coffee · make coffee · ground coffee

Part of: Drinks, Restaurants

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plural
coffees

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