robusta

English

riped berries

Wikispecies

Etymology

From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus (“strong”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/

Noun

robusta (usually uncountable, plural robustas)

1. A plant of the African coffee plant species Coffea canephora.
2. Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and as a filler in blends.

   Coordinate term: arabica

   • 2010 June 14, David Teather, “Coffee prices rise 20% in a week”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Prices of robusta coffee (the lower-quality bean commonly used in instant coffees) rose by 20% in three days last week to their highest in more than a year.

Synonyms

• (plant): Coffea robusta

Coordinate terms

• arabica

Related terms

• robust

Anagrams

• Aburtos, Basurto, abortus, bars out, outbars, rubatos, tabours

Catalan

Adjective

robusta

1. feminine singular of robust

Italian

Adjective

robusta f sg

1. feminine singular of robusto

Anagrams

• arbusto

Latin

Adjective

rōbusta

1. inflection of rōbustus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative neuter plural

Adjective

rōbustā

1. ablative feminine singular of rōbustus

Portuguese

Adjective

robusta f sg

1. feminine singular of robusto

Spanish

Adjective

robusta f sg

1. feminine singular of robusto

Swedish

Adjective

robusta

1. inflection of robust:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural