instant coffee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- ĭʹnstənt kŏʹfē (UK)
- /ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/ (UK)
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.
She put a spoonful of instant coffee into the water still bubbling in the cup, stirred it and then she sipped it, flavorless and synthetic as the retreat she had tried to make out of the small apartment.
1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 221:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| instant coffees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (62)
nl koffiepoeder (beverage) · fr café instantané (beverage) · is skyndikaffi (beverage) · eo tuja kafo (beverage) · hi तत्क्षण कॉफी (beverage) · fr café soluble (beverage) · de Expresskaffee (beverage) · et lahustuv kohv (beverage) · ko 인스턴트 커피 (beverage) · de Pulverkaffee (beverage) · el στιγμιαίος καφές (beverage) · nl instantkoffie (beverage) · es nescafé (beverage) · ro cafea instant (beverage) · de Instantkaffee (beverage) · es café instantáneo (beverage) · de löslicher Kaffee (beverage) · nl oploskoffie (beverage) · bg разтворимо кафе (beverage) · hu instant kávé (beverage) · cs instantní káva (beverage) · pt café solúvel (beverage) · da pulverkaffe (beverage) · it caffè solubile (beverage) · fi murukahvi (beverage) · gl café instantáneo (beverage) · vi cà phê hòa tan (beverage) · az hazır qəhvə (beverage) · lt tirpi kava (beverage) · yue 即溶咖啡 (beverage) · pl kawa rozpuszczalna (beverage) · sv pulverkaffe (beverage) · cmn 即溶咖啡 (beverage) · km កាហ្វេបន្ទាន់ (beverage) · nn pulverkaffi (beverage) · pt café instantâneo (beverage) · tr hazır kahve (beverage) · da instantkaffe (beverage) · ja インスタントコーヒー (beverage) · vi cà phê dùng ngay (beverage) · cmn 咖啡精 (beverage) · he קָפֶה נָמֵס (beverage) · sv snabbkaffe (beverage) · eu istanteko kafe (beverage) · sk instantná káva (beverage) · nb pulverkaffe (beverage) · hy լուծվող սուրճ (beverage) · sa काफीचूर्णम् (beverage) · vi cà phê có liền (beverage) · cmn 速溶咖啡 (beverage) · ka ხსნადი ყავა (beverage) · ru раствори́мый ко́фе (beverage) · uk розчинна кава (beverage) · id kopi instan (beverage) · fa قهوه فوری (beverage) · es café soluble (beverage) · ca cafè instantani (beverage) · ar قَهْوَة فَوْرِيَّة (beverage) · fi pikakahvi (beverage) · kk ерітілмелі кофе (beverage) · yue 咖啡精 (beverage) · gl café soluble (beverage)