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coffee

cof.fee \'ko.-fe-, 'ka:f-e-\ n [It & Turk; It caffe), fr. Turk kahve, fr. 
   Ar qahwah] often attrib  1: a drink made by percolation, infusion, or 
   decoction from the roasted and  ground or pounded seeds of several trees or 
   shrubs (genus Coffea) of the madder family; also : these seeds either green 
   or roasted or a plant producing them 2: a cup of coffee {two ~s}