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java en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/

Etymology

From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
2. (US, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Coffee in general.
   • 45 have some joe Week's almost over—now bring it home. Austrian researchers found that a cup of java resulted in a 45-minute boost of brain activity in the regions responsible for attention, concentration, and short-term memory. 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:

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Deriveds

javalike · jamoke

Relateds

Java

java en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/

Etymology

Borrowed from French java.

Meanings

1. A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.
   • The java is the dance of the moment among a certain less desirable crowd, and this prohibition is enough to keep out the desperadoes who foregather every afternoon at the Petit-Balcon dance hall down the street. 2015, Luc Sante, The Other Paris: An illustrated journey through a city's poor and Bohemian past, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:

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