koffie

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

koffie (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje)

  1. coffee

Descendants

  • → Xhosa: ikofu
  • → Tswana: kôšwi

Dutch

Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: kof‧fie

    Noun

    koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

    1. coffee

    Usage notes

    Masculine in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, historically feminine in the northern Netherlands.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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