Turkish coffee

Definitions

Coffee prepared by boiling finely powdered roast coffee beans in a pot, possibly with sugar, and serving it into a cup, where the dregs settle.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“When a cup of coffee is wanted, the requisite amount of finely powdered coffee is measured into one of these little coffee-pots; water enough to fill⟳ the pot is poured in, and it is set⟳ upon live⟳ coals, until it heats up to just the boiling point⟳. It is then, without straining or otherwise settling the grounds, poured out into a tiny cup, and this is Turkish coffee.”

““We must think⟳. Order⟳ some Turkish coffee, Tommy. Stimulating to the brain. Oh, dear, what a lot I have⟳ eaten!””

“Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade⟳.”

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