coffee bean

noun

plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared

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Shake ingredients with ice, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with coffee beans for an energizing finish. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Types of Coffee Beans The differences between coffee drinks start at the coffee bean. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Oct. 2024 The sweet, bubbly effervescence of an espresso tonic: a drink that transforms coffee beans from indulgent into something more refreshing. Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024 From now through the end of the NFL season, all proceeds from sales of the T.Y. Chai and the Purpose Project Blend coffee beans will go to the T.Y. McGill Jr. Foundation’s student mentorship, goal setting and career building programs. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coffee bean 

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee bean was in 1688

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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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