coffee
/ˈkɒfɪ/noun
mass noun
1
- 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.一只咖啡壶。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
- a pale brown colour like that of coffee mixed with milk咖啡色：
coffee-coloured skin.
咖啡色的肌肤。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Turkish kahveh, from Arabic kahwa, probably via Dutch koffie.