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

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With a molasses-rich baritone and a soulful 12-string guitar, Mr. Lightfoot found international fame along with others, such as Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, who were emerging from Canadian coffeehouses and clubs in the 1960s. —Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 2 May 2023

In the Northcote suburb of Melbourne, Australia, an enclave known for its coffeehouses and music clubs, the residential streets are mostly lined with century-old wood houses. —Bill Wyman Anu Kumar, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023

Hernandez is particularly fond of El Taller (Spanish for the workshop), a bookstore, coffeehouse, and event space that has become a gathering place for the city’s creative types. —Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023

Then came the other component of creating the coffeehouse feel, the social component, which took form in the personalization of each drink order. —Ellie Stevens, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023

Almost 30 years later, a real-life version of the fictional New York City coffeehouse is opening its first location, slated to be among several that open in 2023. —Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023

And the old air of coffeehouse intimacy has, for big acts, been oddly abandoned, replaced by a new kind of excess geared to the constraints of the format. —Adlan Jackson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023

Between a pumpkin espresso shaker and pumpkin white mocha and other pumpkin drinks in between, the coffeehouse chain has plenty of drinks to choose from and a pumpkin cream cheese muffin that pairs well with them all. —Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023

On his recent swings through the state, DeSantis has held town halls and meet-and-greets, popped into small-town coffeehouses, and traipsed through sweaty fairgrounds. —Time, 21 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

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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