Kona coffee

American  

[koh-nah kaw-fee, kof ee] / ˈkoʊ nɑ ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i /

noun

1. an arabica coffee tree, Coffea arabica, cultivated exclusively in the Kona district on the Island of Hawaii.

2. the seeds, usually called beans, of this tree, among the most expensive of the world’s coffee beans.

3. Also called Kona.  the beverage made from the ground beans.

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Etymology

Origin of Kona coffee

First recorded in 1895–90