coffee
Meaning in simple English
US /ˈkɔːfi/ · UK /ˈkɒfi/
coffee means: A dark drink made from roasted beans, often served hot with milk or sugar.
noun
HOT DRINKA1
A dark drink made from roasted beans, often served hot with milk or sugar.
- I drink coffee every morning.
- Would you like milk in your coffee?
- The coffee was too hot to drink.
BEANS OR POWDERA2
Roasted beans, whole or ground into small pieces, used to make a dark drink.
- We need a bag of ground coffee.
- He grinds his coffee every morning.
- Keep the coffee in a sealed container.
ONE SERVINGA1
One cup or serving of a dark drink made from roasted beans.
- Two coffees, please.
- I ordered a coffee while I waited.
- Shall we have another coffee before leaving?
AFTER MEALB2
The last part of a meal, when people drink a hot drink made from roasted beans.
- We stayed for coffee after dinner.
- Several guests left before coffee was served.
- At coffee, the conversation turned to their holiday plans.
LIGHT BROWNC1
A light brown colour like the drink when milk has been added.
- The carpet is a pale coffee.
- She chose coffee for the walls and cream for the ceiling.
- The curtains come in shades of coffee and gold.
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