a hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub 咖啡 a cup of coffee. 一杯咖啡。 [as modifier]a coffee pot. 咖啡壶。 ■[count noun]a cup of this drink 一杯咖啡 we went out for a coffee. 我们出去喝杯咖啡。 ■these seeds raw, roasted and ground, or processed into a powder that dissolves in hot water (经加工的)咖啡粉 a jar of instant coffee. 一罐速溶咖啡。 ■a pale brown colour like that of coffee mixed with milk 咖啡色 coffee-coloured skin. 咖啡色的肌肤。
the shrub which yields these seeds, two of which are contained in each red berry. Native to the Old World tropics, most coffee is grown in tropical America 咖啡树。 参见 arabica and robusta
Genus Coffea, family Rubiaceae: several species 咖啡属,茜草科:数种,参见 arabica and robusta
语源
late 16th cent.: from Turkish kahveh, from Arabic kahwa, probably via Dutch koffie