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   coffee

   /ˈkɒfi/

   noun

   • 1. a hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (coffee beans) of a tropical shrub: "a cup of coffee"
   • ▪ a cup of coffee: "we went out for a coffee"
   • ▪ coffee seeds roasted and ground, or a powder made from them: "a jar of instant coffee"
   • ▪ a pale brown colour like that of milky coffee: "a maxi dress in cream with a coffee silk trim"
   • 2. the shrub which yields coffee seeds, native to the Old World tropics.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Turkish kahveh, from Arabic qahwa, probably via Dutch koffie.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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