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masculine

/kaˈfe/

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Translation

coffee, cafe

Word origin

From Turkish kahve, itself from Arabic qahwa, the name of the drink. Spanish borrowed it through French café in the eighteenth century. The same chain gives English 'coffee' and 'cafe'.

Origin
Arabic
Root
qahwa
English cognates
coffee, cafe

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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I have a black coffee every morning before starting work.

plaza .

We are meeting at the café in the square at five o'clock.

olor recién llenaba .

The smell of freshly made coffee filled the entire office.

¿ apetece ?

Do you fancy a coffee before the meeting?

charlando barrio.

They spent the whole afternoon chatting in that neighbourhood café.

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