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freshly ground; just-ground
Describes something that has just been ground, most commonly coffee beans, pepper, or flour.
挽きたてのコーヒーは香りがいい。
Freshly ground coffee smells wonderful.
挽きたての胡椒をかけた。
I sprinkled freshly ground pepper on it.
このカフェでは毎朝挽きたての豆でコーヒーを淹れている。
This café brews coffee every morning using freshly ground beans.
A compound of 挽く (to grind) and たて (just done, freshly). The たて suffix indicates something has just been completed and is at its freshest. Almost always used as a modifier with の: 挽きたての〜. Most commonly associated with coffee, but also used for pepper, spices, and flour.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 挽きたてのコーヒー: freshly ground coffee
- 挽きたての豆: freshly ground beans
- 挽きたての胡椒: freshly ground pepper
SIMILAR PATTERNS (〜たて):
- 焼きたて: freshly baked
- 炊きたて: freshly cooked (rice)
- 揚げたて: freshly fried
- 作りたて: freshly made