Translation
coffee; café (a place serving coffee)
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Word origin
From French café, from Ottoman Turkish kahve, ultimately from Arabic qahwa.
- Origin
- Arabic (via Turkish and French)
- Root
- qahwa
- English cognates
- cafe, caffeine
Grammar
Examples
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I drink coffee every morning.
?
Shall we get a coffee later?
esquina .
That café on the corner is great.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 12: Words 291-300.