black coffee

collocation in English

meaningsofblackandcoffee

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black
adjective
uk
/blæk/us
/blæk/
having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very ...
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coffee
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒf.i/us
/ˈkɑː.fi/
a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing dark beans from a tropical bush and used to make ...
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(Definition ofblackandcoffeefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Espresso is strong, dark-roasted,blackcoffee.
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It was thought up over four cups ofblackcoffeeonly 100 yards from this spot.
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Following the main dish there was to be a heartening sweet of stewed fruit and custard, rounded off withblackcoffee.
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And after that we will need a strongblackcoffee, because now the results must be put into action.
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Left-wing fanaticism has already meant that councillors and staff have to talk about coffee without milk instead ofblackcoffee.
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Doctors who deal with alcoholism have an expression that all you get if you give strongblackcoffeeto a drunk is a wideawake drunk.
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Sometimesblackcoffeecan be poured on top when served, giving the dish a new tone and distinctive flavour.
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His usual diet consists of fried eggs,blackcoffeeand cigarettes.
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For example, often, the host and his/her guest are to share a cup ofblackcoffee.
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The real widow arrives and offers a cup ofblackcoffee.
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Blackcoffeeas well as with milk are traditional drinks.
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It is a representation of the color of brewedblackcoffee.
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He then rose and wrote for many hours, fueled by innumerable cups ofblackcoffee.
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Chopra was drinkingblackcoffeeby the hour and smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day.
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Then,blackcoffeeand cakes were served; cigar and cigarettes were on the table and were consumed in great quantities.
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I myself plan on celebrating it by not leaving my apartment and drinkingblackcoffeealone all day.
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That nursery rhyme story was circulated and later extended to suggest that like language bans applied to the termsblackcoffeeand blackboard.
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This entirely captivated him, and he sat up late into the night drinking copious quantities ofblackcoffee.
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Blackcoffeeis always used, and it is frequently a strongly brewed chicory coffee.
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