kokkaffe

Swedish

Etymology

koka (to boil) +‎ kaffe (coffee)

Noun

kokkaffe n (uncountable)

  1. coffee beans coarsely ground to a degree suitable for boiling
  2. coffee made by placing such coarsely ground coffee beans in boiling water and letting them steep (as opposed to bryggkaffe); boiled coffee, cowboy coffee

Usage notes

More common in Sweden than in the United States.

Declension

Declension of kokkaffe
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kokkaffe kokkaffes
definite kokkaffet kokkaffets
plural indefinite
definite

See also

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