Category: Food & DrinkPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
Kaffe
/Kaffe/Roman
English meaning: Coffee
Definition
A hot drink very popular in Denmark.
Example
“Danskere drikker meget kaffe.”
In English: “Danes drink a lot of coffee.”
Another example: “Skal vi mødes til en kop kaffe?”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common-gender noun meaning 'coffee', central to Danish daily and social life (and the 'hygge' tradition). Usually uncountable; 'en kaffe' means a cup of coffee in cafés.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
'Kaffe' is derived from the Arabic 'qahwa', which passed through Turkish before entering Danish, mirroring the cultural exchange through trade routes in the globalization of coffee.
Common Collocations
- en kop kaffe
- sort kaffe
- frisk kaffe
- drikke kaffe
- kaffe og kage
Word Forms
en kaffe, kaffen (mass noun)
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- Language
- Dansk
- Danish
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
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