Phrase guide

coffee table

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: furniture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: occasional table

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table

2

noun

Meaning 2

A table from which coffee is served.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: originally

Topics: furniture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cocktail table

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table

History

Etymology

From coffee + table.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَاوِلَة قَهْوَة (ṭāwilat qahwa) — type of table
  • Arabic: طَاوِلَة لِلْقَهْوَة (ṭāwila lilqahwa) — type of table
  • Armenian: սուրճի սեղան (surči seġan) — type of table
  • Belarusian: часо́пісны сто́лік (časópisny stólik) — type of table
  • Belarusian: ка́вавы сто́лік (kávavy stólik) — type of table
  • Catalan: tauleta de centre — type of table
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咖啡桌 (kāfēizhuō) — type of table
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茶几 (chájī) — type of table
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矮茶几 (ǎichájī) — type of table
  • Czech: konferenční stolek — type of table
  • Danish: sofabord — type of table
  • Danish: kaffebord — type of table
  • Dutch: salontafel — type of table
  • Esperanto: tableto — type of table
  • Estonian: kohvilaud — type of table
  • Finnish: sohvapöytä — type of table
  • French: table basse — type of table
  • French: table de salon — type of table
  • German: Couchtisch — type of table
  • German: Nebentisch — type of table
  • German: Beitisch — type of table
  • German: Beistelltisch — type of table
  • German: Seitentisch — type of table
  • Hebrew: שולחן קפה \ שֻׁלְחַן קָפֶה (shulkhán kafé) — type of table
  • Hungarian: dohányzóasztal — type of table
  • Indonesian: meja kopi — type of table
  • Irish: bord íseal — type of table
  • Irish: tábla caife — type of table
  • Italian: tavolino da salotto — type of table
  • Japanese: コーヒーテーブル (kōhītēburu) — type of table
  • Korean: 커피 테이블 (keopi teibeul) — type of table
  • : ᦈᦸᧉᦑᧄ (ṫsoa2tam) — type of table
  • Macedonian: масичка (masička) — type of table
  • Māori: papara kawhe — type of table
  • Māori: tēpu pāpaku — type of table
  • Navajo: gohwééh bikááʼ dah nákááhí — type of table
  • Navajo: bikááʼ adání yázhí — type of table
  • Norwegian Bokmål: salongbord — type of table
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sofabord — type of table
  • Polish: ława — type of table
  • Portuguese: mesa de centro — type of table
  • Romanian: măsuță de salon — type of table
  • Romanian: masă joasă — type of table
  • Russian: журна́льный сто́лик (žurnálʹnyj stólik) — type of table
  • Russian: кофе́йный сто́лик (koféjnyj stólik) — type of table
  • Slovak: konferenčný stolík — type of table
  • Spanish: mesa ratona — type of table
  • Swedish: soffbord — type of table
  • Thai: โต๊ะกาแฟ (dtó-gaa-fɛɛ) — type of table
  • Turkish: kahve masası — type of table
  • Ukrainian: журна́льний сто́лик (žurnálʹnyj stólyk) — type of table
  • Ukrainian: ка́вовий сто́лик (kávovyj stólyk) — type of table
  • Welsh: bwrdd coffi — type of table