irish coffee

I·rish cof·fee

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-rish kaw-fee, kof-ee]
- /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-rish kaw-fee, kof-ee]
- /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i/

Definitions of irish coffee words

noun irish coffee a mixture of hot coffee and Irish whiskey, sweetened and topped with whipped cream. 1
noun irish coffee coffee with Irish whiskey 1
noun irish coffee hot coffee mixed with Irish whiskey and topped with double cream 0
noun irish coffee brewed coffee containing Irish whiskey and topped with cream or whipped cream 0
noun irish coffee Coffee with a dash of whiskey, topped with whipped cream. 0

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Origin of irish coffee

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Irish coffee

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Irish coffee

irish coffee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.