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| barista |
a person whose job is to prepare and serve different types of coffee drinks, esp. in a café or coffee house. |
| berry |
any of various dried seeds or kernels, such as wheat or coffee. [1/5 definitions] |
| black |
of coffee, taken without cream or milk. [1/13 definitions] |
| brown |
the color of soil or coffee; a mixture of red and yellow made darker with black. [1/6 definitions] |
| café |
an informal restaurant, coffee shop, or barroom that usually specializes in simple meals, coffees, and desserts. |
| café au lait |
hot coffee mixed with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk. [1/2 definitions] |
| café noir |
black coffee (French); coffee without milk or cream. |
| caffeine |
a bitter substance that occurs naturally in coffee, tea, chocolate, and certain other substances and has stimulant and diuretic effects. |
| canister |
a small, usu. metal container for dry substances such as flour or coffee. [1/2 definitions] |
| cappuccino |
espresso coffee mixed with steamed milk and often topped with cinnamon or chocolate and whipped cream. |
| chicory |
a blue-flowered perennial plant whose leaves are used in salads and whose large root is often roasted and ground and added to coffee. [1/2 definitions] |
| cocktail table |
a low table, usu. placed in living rooms within easy reach of surrounding seats, on which drinks and refreshments can be set; coffee table. |
| coffee break |
a short rest from work, usu. in mid-morning or mid-afternoon, for coffee or other refreshments. |
| coffeecake |
a sweet, breadlike cake, often containing nuts or raisins and served with coffee. |
| coffeehouse |
a small, informal restaurant that specializes in coffee and light meals, and to which its patrons often come to socialize, listen to music, read, or the like; café. |
| coffee klatsch |
an informal social gathering at which coffee is served. |
| coffeepot |
a vessel or device for making and serving coffee. |
| coffee shop |
a small restaurant that serves coffee, snacks, and light meals. |
| continental breakfast |
a light breakfast, usu. consisting of rolls or pastries and coffee or tea, like that eaten in most European countries. |
| creamer |
a commercial substitute for cream, as for use in coffee or tea. [1/3 definitions] |
| cup |
a small, wide-mouthed container used for drinking such things as coffee or tea. [1/7 definitions] |
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