noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈɹæbɪkə/
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CMU ARPABET:ER0 AE1 B IH0 K AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A plant of species Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia, that yields coffee beans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A bean of this plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Coffee made from these coffee beans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology
See Wikipedia at Coffea arabica § Taxonomy and § History; Europeans learned of coffee from Arab peoples.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.