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Greek
Etymology
καφές (kafés, “coffee”) + -μαντεία (-manteía, “divination, -mancy”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.fe.manˈdi.a/
- Hyphenation: κα‧φε‧μα‧ντεί‧α
Noun
καφεμαντεία • (kafemanteía) f (plural καφεμαντείες)
- coffee tasseography, coffee tasseomancy, coffee reading (the supposed prediction of the future with the grounds left in a cup of coffee after drinking it)
Declension
- καφετζού f (kafetzoú, “tasseographer, tasseomancer”)
- τεϊομαντεία f (teïomanteía, “tasseography using tea leaves”)
See also
- κατακάθι n (katakáthi, “grounds, sediment, dregs”)