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# coffee

noun (coffee, uncountable; a coffee, coffees = a cup)

«coffee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coffee is a hot dark-brown drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#m1)
2. Coffee is also the beans or powder used to make the drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#m2)
3. A coffee is one cup of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#m3)
4. Coffee can mean a light brown colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#m4)

### In the lessons

Everyday: grown-ups often drink coffee in the morning; coffee has caffeine, which keeps you awake and is not good for children. Safety: hot coffee can scald; keep hot drinks away from table edges and babies. In geography, coffee grows in hot countries like Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia and Vietnam. Phrases: «a cup of coffee», «black coffee», «coffee with milk», «coffee shop», «coffee table» (a low table in a living room).

### Examples

- Mum drinks a cup of coffee every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x1)
- Coffee is too bitter for me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x2)
- Can I have two coffees, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x3)
- Coffee beans grow on bushes in hot countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x4)
- Keep hot coffee away from the baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x5)
- We met Grandad in a coffee shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x6)
- Put your book on the coffee table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x7)
- Coffee has caffeine, which keeps people awake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x8)
- In it I read that you were in warm lands where the coffee-tree grows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable for the drink in general («some coffee»), countable for cups («two coffees»). Spelled with double f and double e: «coffee». «Coffee table» is a low table, not just for coffee.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coffee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coffee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coffee.html) on Mova free.