Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arabica

/əˈɹæbɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: ara-bi-ca
IPA: /əˈɹæbɪkə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of species Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia, that yields coffee beans.

Uncountable

noun

A bean of this plant.

Uncountable

noun

Coffee made from these coffee beans.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Arabica, which has long been prized for its delicate and aromatic flavour, accounts for 70% of the global coffee market share. But it is particularly sensitive to temperature increases, which reduce its growth, flowering and fruiting and make it more susceptible to coffee pests."

Etymology

See Wikipedia at Coffea arabica § Taxonomy and § History; Europeans learned of coffee from Arab peoples.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

arabicas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

robusta

Questions

How do you pronounce arabica?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹæbɪkə/.
What does arabica mean?: A plant of species Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia, that yields coffee beans.
Where does arabica come from?: See Wikipedia at Coffea arabica § Taxonomy and § History; Europeans learned of coffee from Arab peoples.

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