coffeehouse

noun

cof·​fee·​house ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s 

ˈkä-

: an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers

Examples of coffeehouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The all-day café corner is its answer to the Viennese coffeehouse tradition, but in hiring experienced specialty coffee barista Michael Evangelinakis, the vision was to offer something more. —Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025

The space had previously been home for more than 20 years to the No Exit Café coffeehouse and live music venue. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

From Isaac Newton’s followers and their coffeehouse demonstrations of physics wonders to today’s TED Talks and TikTok explainers, scientists have long relied on storytelling and demonstration to make invisible truths visible. —Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025

The coffeehouse’s viral Bearista Cold Cup is back! —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffeehouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse
• summerhouse

Kids Definition

coffeehouse

noun

cof·​fee·​house ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s 

ˈkäf-ē-

: a business that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that often serves as an informal club for its regular customers