coffee/tea

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1 coffee
2 tea
3 drinking coffee or tea
see also DRINK, CUP/GLASS

1 coffee
- the seeds of a tropical plant which are used for making coffee: coffee (noun U), coffee beans (noun plural)
Coffee is one of Brazil's main exports. ◎ roasted coffee beans (= beans which have been cooked until they are brown)
- the drink that is made from coffee: coffee (noun U/C)
Who'd like some coffee? ◎ Anyone want a coffee (= a cup of coffee) ?
- strong coffee without milk, served in a small quantity: espresso (plural espressos)
- espresso coffee with hot milk added: cappuccino (plural cappuccinos)
※—† making coffee
- fresh coffee that has been made into a powder: ground coffee (noun U)
- coffee which can be made quickly just by adding hot water: instant (coffee)
I'm afraid we've only got instant.
- to make coffee, you put some ground coffee in a (coffee) pot or some instant coffee in a coffee cup or mug
- you then pour hot water over the coffee
- (used with ground coffee) to separate the liquid from the solid you use a (coffee) filter
- special pots for making and serving coffee: percolator, cafetière
- an electric machine which makes coffee for you: coffee machine
- a pot (usually electric) that is used for making water hot: kettle
Have you put the kettle on? ◎ Hasn't the kettle boiled yet?
- to make coffee from beans, you must first grind* the beans into powder; to do this you use a coffee grinder

2 tea
- the dried leaves of a tropical plant which are used for making tea: tea (noun U)
Most tea is grown in India and China. ◎ a packet of tea
- the drink that is made from tea: tea (noun U/C)
Would you like a cup of tea? ◎ 'Tea or coffee?' 'I'll have tea, please.' ◎ A ham sandwich and a tea (= a cup of tea), please. ◎ Our supermarket sells lots of different teas (= different kinds of tea) .
※—† making tea
- to make tea you need tea leaves (noun plural)
- a small paper bag with tea leaves in it: tea bag
- you put some tea leaves in a teapot, or you put a tea bag in a teacupmug
- you then pour hot water over the tea

3 drinking coffee or tea
- coffee or tea without milk is black; coffee with milk is white
Two black coffees and one white, please. ◎ I'll have mine black. ◎ 'How do you take your coffee?' 'Black with one sugar, please' (= with one spoon of sugar) .
- a small amount of sth, for example milk in coffee or tea: a drop (of sth)
'Do you want milk?' 'Just a drop, please.'
- coffee or tea that is made with a lot of water is weak; opposite: strong
'How do you like your coffee?' ' Not too strong, please.'
- if you normally have sugar in your coffee or tea, you take* sugar
Do you take sugar?
- to put liquid into a cup, glass, etc from a jug, bottle, etc, to serve sb: pour sth (for sb), pour sb sth
He poured her a large mug of coffee.
- to pour sth out of a container by accident: spill sth
Careful - you might spill it.
- to move the coffee or tea round and round with a spoon: stir sth
She sat quietly, stirring her tea.
- the small spoon that you use for adding sugar and stirring the tea or coffee: teaspoon, coffee spoon
- the time when people stop work for tea or coffee: tea break, coffee break
We have a tea break every two hours.
※—† MORE ...
- the substance in coffee which makes you stay awake: caffeine (noun U)
- with the caffeine taken out: decaffeinated; coffee with the caffeine taken out: decaffeinated (coffee) (noun U), (informal) decaff (noun U)
Do you have decaffeinated?
- any drug which makes you feel awake, like coffee: stimulant
- tea that is made from special herbs or fruit: herbal tea (noun U)