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Word entry · Arabic
Gahwa.
/gah-wa/· n. · Arabicfooddrinkcustom
"Arabic coffee. Pale yellow, cardamom-heavy, served in small cups."

Not the espresso you're imagining. Arabic coffee (qahwa) is brewed with lightly roasted beans and heavy cardamom, poured from a dallah (long-spouted pot) into small handleless cups called demitasse or finjan. Accept the first cup. Decline the refill by waggling the cup between thumb and forefinger. Declining entirely is rude; accepting multiple cups without end is expected if you don't know the signal.