Teal vs Coffee - What's the difference?
teal | coffee |
Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
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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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, title= 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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Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
To drink coffee.
* 1839 , Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker
* 2010 , Patrick Day, Too Late in the Afternoon: One Man's Triumph Over Depression
As nouns the difference between teal and coffee
is that teal is any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks while coffee is a beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.As adjectives the difference between teal and coffee
is that teal is having a bluish-green colour while coffee is of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.As a verb coffee is
to drink coffee.teal
English
(wikipedia teal)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)See also
*Anagrams
*coffee
English
(wikipedia coffee)Noun
- 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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Synonyms
* *Adjective
(-)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 coffeeSee 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
- I rushed into my cabin, coffeed , wined, and went to bed sobbing.
- 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 10:521000 English basic words