koffie

Inherited from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/

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koffie (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje)

1. coffee

• → North Frisian: kofe (Föhr-Amrum)
• → Xhosa: ikofu
• → Tswana: kôšwi

Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/

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• Rhymes: -ɔfi
• Hyphenation: kof‧fie

koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

1. (uncountable) coffee (beverage)
2. (countable) coffee (serving of the above beverage)

   Hyponyms: espresso, espresso macchiato, doppio, lungo, flat white, latte, latte macchiato, cappuccino, koffie verkeerd, americano, cortado

Masculine in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, historically feminine in the northern Netherlands.