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Brew vs Coffee - What's the difference?

brew | coffee |

In lang=en terms the difference between brew and coffee

is that brew is to be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering while coffee is to drink coffee.

As verbs the difference between brew and coffee

is that brew is to prepare (usually a beverage) by steeping and mingling; to concoct while coffee is to drink coffee.

As nouns the difference between brew and coffee

is that brew is the mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage while coffee is a beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

As an adjective coffee is

of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

brew

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To prepare (usually a beverage) by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
  • *
    • Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely.
  • To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to hatch.
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    • Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver!
  • To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
  • *
    • I wash, wring, brew , bake, scour.
  • To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.
  • *
    • There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
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  • (obsolete) To boil or seethe; to cook.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage.
  • (slang) A beer.
  • (British, NZ) A cup of tea.
  • (British, NZ) The act of making a cup of tea.
  • (British, informal) A hill.

    • Derived terms

    * brewage * brewer * brewhouse ----

    coffee

    English

    (wikipedia coffee)

    Noun

  • A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
  • *, II.5.1.v:
    • The Turks have a drink called coffa (for they use no wine), so named of a berry as black as soot, and as bitter.
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  • *:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
  • *2008 , Agnes Poirier, The Guardian , 12 April:
  • *:As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one.
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  • The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
  • A tropical plant of the genus Coffea .
  • (rft-sense) A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
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  • The end of the meal—when coffee is usually served.
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    • Synonyms

    * *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

    • Derived terms

    * black coffee * coffee-and * coffee bag * coffee bar * coffee bean * coffee break * coffee cake, coffeecake * coffee cup * coffee essense * coffee grinder * coffeehouse * coffee klatch, coffee klatsch * coffee machine * coffee maker, coffeemaker * coffee mill * coffee morning * coffee pot, coffeepot * coffee room * coffee royal * coffee rust * coffee shop * coffee spoon * coffee table * coffee-table book * coffee tree/coffeetree * drip coffee * filter coffee * Gaelic coffee * iced coffee * instant coffee * Irish coffee * Kentucky coffee tree * Turkish coffee * wake up and smell the coffee

    See also

    * arabica * cappuccino * * * cafeteria * * * * * coffea * decaf * demitasse * eccoccino * espresso * espresso breve * flat white * frappuccino * java * kaffeeklatsch * latte * long black * macchiato * mocha * mochaccino * robusta * short black * speedball * Tia Maria *

    Verb

  • To drink coffee.
  • * 1839 , Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker
    • I rushed into my cabin, coffeed , wined, and went to bed sobbing.
  • * 2010 , Patrick Day, Too Late in the Afternoon: One Man's Triumph Over Depression
    • It was exactly 11 a.m. We had been coffeeing for one hour, and our coffee cups were empty.

    External links

    * The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner * Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine * PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistable Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:52 1000 English basic words