coffee bean

noun

The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea, that is prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.

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Meanings

nouncoffee bean (plural coffee beans)

plural coffee beans · alternative coffeebean

  1. The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea, that is prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

Similar
coffee berrycoffee
Broader
seed
Also see
coffeecoffee berry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From coffee + bean. First attested in c. 1688.

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Translations

Afrikaans koffieboon
  • koffieboonThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Arabic بُنّ
  • بُنّ (bunn)The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Bulgarian кафено зърно
  • кафено зърно (kafeno zărno)The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Chinese Mandarin 咖啡豆
  • 咖啡豆 (kāfēidòu)The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Czech kávové zrno
  • kávové zrnoThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Danish kaffebønne
  • kaffebønneThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Dutch koffieboon
  • koffieboonThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Estonian kohviuba
  • kohviubaThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Finnish kahvipapu, kahvinpapu
  • kahvipapuThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • kahvinpapuThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
French grain de café
  • grain de caféThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
German Kaffeebohne
  • KaffeebohneThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Hungarian kávébab
  • kávébabThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Irish pónaire chaife, síol caife
  • pónaire chaifeThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • síol caifeThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Japanese コーヒー豆
  • コーヒー豆 (kōhī mame)The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Malay biji kopi
  • biji kopiThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Māori kano kawhe
  • kano kawheThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Norwegian Bokmål kaffebønne
  • kaffebønneThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Polish ziarenko kawy
  • ziarenko kawyThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Portuguese grão de café
  • grão de caféThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Russian кофе́йный боб, кофе́йное зерно́
  • кофе́йный боб (koféjnyj bob)The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
  • кофе́йное зерно́ (koféjnoje zernó)The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Spanish grano de café
  • grano de caféThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Swedish kaffeböna
  • kaffebönaThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Turkish kahve çekirdeği
  • kahve çekirdeğiThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Vietnamese hạt cà phê
  • hạt cà phêThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Welsh ffeuen goffi
  • ffeuen goffiThe seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea
Cite this entry
APA

coffee bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffee%20bean

MLA

“coffee bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffee%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coffee bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffee%20bean.

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