What does caffè in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word caffè in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caffè in Italian.

The word caffè in Italian means coffee plant, cup of coffee, coffee shop, Turkish coffee, café chantant, spiked coffee, espresso coffee, espresso, literary café, long espresso coffee, long espresso, macchiato, marocchino coffee, black coffee, instant coffee, roasted coffee beans, coffee pod, coffee bean, coffee pod, coffee grounds, coffee dregs, stir the coffee, coffee maker, coffee maker, coffee break, have a coffee, drink a coffee. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caffè

coffee plant

sostantivo maschile (pianta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A Cuba ci sono molte piantagioni di caffè.
There are many huge coffee plants in Cuba.

cup of coffee

sostantivo maschile (bevanda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il caffè italiano è apprezzato in tutto il mondo.
Italian coffee is esteemed around the world.

coffee shop

sostantivo maschile (bar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ci vediamo al Caffè San Marco per un aperitivo.
Let's meet at St. Mark's Coffee Shop for the happy hour.

Turkish coffee

café chantant

(theatre genre)

spiked coffee

sostantivo maschile (caffè con aggiunta di alcol)

Dopo il pranzo abbiamo ordinato un caffè corretto alla grappa.
After lunch we ordered a grappa-spiked coffee.

espresso coffee, espresso

literary café

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

long espresso coffee, long espresso

sostantivo maschile (tipo di caffè) (Italian type of coffee)

Al bar io ho ordinato un cappuccino e mia sorella un caffè lungo.
At the bar, I ordered a cappuccino and my sister ordered a long espresso.

macchiato

(espresso coffee with a drop of milk)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'espresso mi fa male allo stomaco e per questo prendo solo caffè macchiato.

marocchino coffee

sostantivo maschile (tipo di caffè) (type of Italian coffee)

black coffee

instant coffee

sostantivo maschile (in polvere)

In casa nostra c'è sempre una scorta di caffè solubile.
At our place we always have a supply of instant coffee.

roasted coffee beans

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coffee pod

sostantivo femminile (cialda)

Bisogna comprare una nuova scorta di capsule di caffè.
We need to buy a new suppy of coffee pods.

coffee bean

sostantivo maschile

coffee pod

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coffee grounds, coffee dregs

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Tua zia fa finta di saper leggere i fondi di caffè.

stir the coffee

coffee maker

sostantivo femminile (elettrodomestico per caffè)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coffee maker

sostantivo femminile (distributore in uffici, luoghi pubblici) (offices, public places)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coffee break

have a coffee, drink a coffee

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