robusta

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

robusta (usually uncountable, plural robustas)

  1. Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
  2. Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and in blends, with a high caffeine content.
    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