Phrase guide

coffee shop

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small café or restaurant typically selling light refreshments along with coffee-based drinks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He went to the nearby coffee shop with his friends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: café, coffeehouse, diner

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A café-like establishment selling marijuana in the Netherlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of kopitiam (“traditional eatery”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia, Singapore

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kopitiam

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coffee, shop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cafe, coffeehouse, coffee bar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery

Narrower terms: caff, cybercafe, espresso shop, estaminet, pull-in, pull-up

History

Etymology

From coffee + shop.