coffi

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Welsh

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Ffa coffi wedi'u rhostio
Paned o goffi

Etymology

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Borrowed from English coffee, from Dutch koffie (coffee), from Italian caffè (coffee), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, coffee), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee, a brew).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coffi m (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) coffee
    Synonym: crasddadrwydd
    Dw i'n hoffi coffi.
    I like coffi.
  2. (countable) coffee
    Gawn ni ddau goffi du.
    We'll have two black coffees.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
coffi goffi nghoffi choffi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coffi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies