Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.
Verb
To drink coffee.
Origin
From Dutch koffie , from Ottoman Turkish قهوه ("coffee"), from Arabic قَهْوَة ("coffee, a brew"). The Arabic word originally referred to wine, a drink which was traditionally mixed and served hot in a similar manner. In Arabic "to brew" utilizes the same triliteral root as wine and intoxicant; see to cover over, presumably with hot water. Other sources instead claim it traces back to the name of the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, which is an word. café, and caffè.
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