café

le café (FR N-M) seed (bean) of the coffee plant, which when roasted, ground, and infused with water or steam furnishes coffee, a stimulating beverage; public place where drinks may be consumed. According to oft-repeated legend, coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian shepherd Kaldi (CA 10th century) who noticed that his sheep stayed awake all night after eating coffee berries. He then noticed that it had the same effect on him. Coffee contains the stimulant drug caffeine. Green coffee beans are…