COFFEE SUBSTITUTE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("coffee substitute" is a kind of...):

coffee; java (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coffee substitute"):

chicory; chicory root (root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee)

Postum (trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains)