robusta

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/
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Noun

robusta (usually uncountable, plural robustas)

  1. A plant of the African coffee plant species Coffea canephora.
  2. Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and as a filler in blends.
    Coordinate terms: arabica, conilon
    • 2010 June 14, David Teather, “Coffee prices rise 20% in a week”, in The Guardian[1]:
      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.

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Catalan

Adjective

robusta

  1. feminine singular of robust

Italian

Adjective

robusta f sg

  1. feminine singular of robusto

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Latin

Adjective

rōbusta

  1. inflection of rōbustus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative neuter plural

Adjective

rōbustā

  1. ablative feminine singular of rōbustus

Portuguese

Adjective

robusta f sg

  1. feminine singular of robusto

Spanish

Adjective

robusta f sg

  1. feminine singular of robusto

Swedish

Adjective

robusta

  1. inflection of robust:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural