ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lɪt ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt ˈkɒ.fi ˈkɔ.fi ˈdʒɑːvə ˈʌmbə ˈʌmbɚ a medium brown to dark-brown color a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans he ordered a cup of coffee any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans