Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robusta

/ɹoʊˈbʌstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: ro-bus-ta
IPA: /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.

Uncountable

noun

Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and in blends, with a high caffeine content.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Prices of robusta coffee (the lower-quality bean commonly used in instant coffees) rose by 20% in three days last week to their highest in more than a year."

Etymology

From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus (“strong”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, rōbusta

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/
British English: /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

robustas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

robust arabica conilon

Questions

How do you pronounce robusta?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/.
What does robusta mean?: Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
Where does robusta come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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