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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.


Etymology

Origin of Kona coffee

First recorded in 1895–90

Example Sentences

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It’s the latest tussle over labels for agricultural products from a specific geographic area, a topic familiar to Hawaii due to long-running disputes over Kona coffee.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Beat the heat with Mary Elizabeth William's ingenious ice cream sandwiches, which are made from King's Hawaiian sweet slider buns stuffed with Kona coffee ice cream.

From Salon • May 26, 2022

The Kona coffee you buy from Costco and Walmart?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2021

Visit Kailua-Kona for the Kona coffee shops and roasting huts and for the village life that still seems to carry on the way it has since missionary times.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2016

Kona coffee, grown in the district of that name, commands the highest price.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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