arabica en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈɹæbɪkə/
Etymology
See Wikipedia at Coffea arabica § Taxonomy and § History; Europeans learned of coffee from Arab peoples.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A plant of species Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia, that yields coffee beans.
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(uncountable, usually) A bean of this plant.
Arabica, which has long been prized for its delicate and aromatic flavour, accounts for 70% of the global coffee market share. But it is particularly sensitive to temperature increases, which reduce its growth, flowering and fruiting and make it more susceptible to coffee pests.
2015 May 1, Sam Jones, “Coffee catastrophe beckons as climate change threatens arabica plant”, in The Guardian:
- (uncountable, usually) Coffee made from these coffee beans.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arabicas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (5)
pt café-arábica (Coffea arabica) · cmn 阿拉比卡 (Coffea arabica) · fi arabiankahvi (Coffea arabica) · cmn 阿豆 (Coffea arabica) · pt arábica (Coffea arabica)
wikipedia: Coffea arabica#History · wikipedia: Coffea arabica#Taxonomy