Phrase guide

specialty coffee

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The highest grade of coffee available, typically relating to the entire supply chain, using single-origin or single-estate coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

First used in 1974 by Erna Knutsen in an issue of Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cafè d'especialitat — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精品咖啡 (jīngpǐn kāfēi) — Translations
  • French: café de spécialité — Translations
  • Portuguese: café especial — Translations
  • Spanish: café de especialidad — Translations
  • Spanish: café gourmet — Translations