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instant coffee

UK/ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/

instant coffee noun: a beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.

instant coffee: a beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to...
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Noun

instant coffee (usually uncountable, plural instant coffees)

  1. (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

instant coffee meaning in Hindi, Sanskrit, Arabic and Indonesian

instant coffee in Hindi

beverage
तत्क्षण कॉफी tatkṣaṇ kŏphī

instant coffee in Sanskrit

beverage
काफीचूर्णम् kāphīcūrṇam

instant coffee in Arabic

beverage
قَهْوَة فَوْرِيَّة qahwa fawriyya

instant coffee in Indonesian

beverage
kopi instan
More languagesFewer languages
instant coffee in Persian
قهوه فوری
instant coffee in Vietnamese
cà phê có liền, cà phê dùng ngay, cà phê hòa tan

Forms of instant coffee

pluralinstant coffees

Questions about instant coffee

What does instant coffee mean?
Instant coffee means a beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.
What is instant coffee in Hindi?
Instant coffee in Hindi is तत्क्षण कॉफी (tatkṣaṇ kŏphī). See Instant coffee meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is instant coffee?
Instant coffee is a noun.
How do you pronounce instant coffee?
Instant coffee is pronounced /ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/ (UK).
What is the plural of instant coffee?
The plural of instant coffee is instant coffees.

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