French coffee
(UK) Coffee mixed with chicory.
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(UK) Coffee mixed with chicory.
Also the first-named component has to be in excess of a given percentage (e.g. in the UK so-called French coffee has to contain at least 51% roasted coffee, the remainder being roasted chicory).
“If you’re planning on making a habit of it, try using a French coffee press instead of a teapot. You control how strong the brew is, and the filter’s better. *I am British. But I am not bound by tradition.🙂”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- chicory68%
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.
- French press65%
To prepare coffee using a French press.
- French press64%
(US) A coffee plunger; a cafetière.
- mochaccino63%
(US) The coffee drink cappuccino made with chocolate.
- French cream62%
(obsolete, UK, slang) Brandy.