coffeepot

noun

cof·​fee·​pot ˈkȯ-fē-ˌpät How to pronounce coffeepot (audio)
ˈkä-
: a pot for brewing and serving coffee

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The Minicab also acts as a power supply to power kitchen appliances such as a kettle or a coffeepot while being able to keep a laptop from running out of juice. — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Jan. 2023 Idlewylde resident Jane Chase rises extra early on Saturday mornings to start the oven and the coffeepot. — Courtney McGee, baltimoresun.com, 12 Jan. 2022 Tenagne Belachew, chef at Lalibela, an Ethiopian restaurant on Fairfax Avenue, holds a traditional Ethiopian coffeepot. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Its State Commission for Jewish Affairs seized all of her possessions, from coffeepots to Goya paintings, and put them up for auction, against the objections of her beneficiaries. — Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for coffeepot

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffeepot was in 1704

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coffeepot

noun
cof·​fee·​pot -ˌpät How to pronounce coffeepot (audio)
: a pot for brewing or serving coffee

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