cafetal

noun

ca·​fe·​tal

ˌkäfāˈtäl

plural cafetales

-ä(ˌ)lās

: a Spanish-American coffee plantation

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from café coffee, from French & Italian; French, from Italian caffé

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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