Phrase guide

coffee bean

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea, that is prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coffee berry, coffee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed

History

Etymology

From coffee + bean. First attested in c. 1688.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: koffieboon — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Arabic: بُنّ (bunn) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Arabic: بُنّ (bunn) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Armenian: սուրճ (surč) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Armenian: սրճահատիկ (srčahatik) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Breton: kafeenn — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Bulgarian: кафено зърно (kafeno zǎrno) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咖啡豆 (kāfēidòu) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Czech: kávové zrno — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Danish: kaffebønne — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Dutch: koffieboon — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Estonian: kohviuba — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Finnish: kahvipapu — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Finnish: kahvinpapu — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • French: grain de café — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • German: Kaffeebohne — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Gujarati: બુંદદાણા (bunddāṇā) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Hungarian: kávébab — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Irish: pónaire chaife — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Irish: síol caife — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Japanese: コーヒー豆 (kōhī mame) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Macedonian: зрно ка́фе (zrno káfe) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Malay: biji kopi — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Māori: kano kawhe — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Norman: grainelle dé café — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kaffebønne — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaffibønne — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Plautdietsch: Koffeboon — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Polish: ziarenko kawy — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Portuguese: grão de café — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Russian: кофе́йный боб (koféjnyj bob) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Russian: кофе́йное зерно́ (koféjnoje zernó) — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Spanish: grano de café — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Swedish: kaffeböna — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Turkish: kahve çekirdeği — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Vietnamese: hạt cà phê — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • Welsh: ffeuen goffi — The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea