🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コーヒーセレモニー

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōhī seremonī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Coffee ceremony/ˈkɒf.i ˈsɛr.ɪ.mə.ni/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"エチオピアのコーヒーセレモニーに参加しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A traditional, formal ritual of preparing and serving coffee, particularly prominent in Ethiopian and Eritrean culture as a symbol of hospitality and community.

    "Guests gathered in the living room to participate in the traditional coffee ceremony."
  2. 2

    Any structured cultural gathering centered around the roasting, brewing, and communal drinking of coffee.

    "The cultural festival featured a live demonstration of an Ethiopian coffee ceremony."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of 'coffee', derived from the Ottoman Turkish 'kahve' and Arabic 'qahwah', and 'ceremony', from the Latin 'carimonia' meaning sacred rite. It primarily originates as a cultural translation of traditional coffee preparation rituals deeply embedded in East African cultures, particularly Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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