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coffee beans
The seeds of the coffee plant, used to brew coffee. Refers to both roasted and unroasted beans.
A compound of コーヒー (coffee) and 豆 (bean). Japan has a strong coffee culture, and specialty coffee shops (自家焙煎の店) that roast their own beans are common.
Common collocations
- コーヒー豆を挽く: to grind coffee beans
- コーヒー豆を焙煎する: to roast coffee beans
- コーヒー豆の産地: coffee bean growing region
- 生のコーヒー豆: green (unroasted) coffee beans