kaffesump
Swedish
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The wet residual coffee grounds, kaffesump, in a filter.
Etymology
Compound of kaffe (“coffee”) + sump (“marsh; wet grounds”), attested since 1792.
Noun
kaffesump c
- coffee grounds; the residual sediment of coffee brewing (either at the bottom of the cup or stuck in the filter)
- Synonym: sump
References
- kaffesump in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kaffesump in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)