English → Latin
“coffee” in Latin
cafēacoffeeparōto arrange, order, contrive, design; to provide, furnish, prepare; to resolve, purpose, decide
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coffee
the berries, *fabae coffeae (plur.).
The drink, *coffea; *potus coffeae: to make coffee, *potum coffeae coquere or parare: to invite anybody to take coffee, *invito aliquem, ut domi meae coffeam bibat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coffee?
- The usual Latin words for “coffee” are cafēa, parō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.