Coffee Glossary
Acidity · الحموضة
Bright, lively taste like citrus or berries.
AeroPress · إيروبرس
A plunger brewer using air pressure.
Arabica · أرابيكا
The main coffee species for specialty coffee.
Bloom · التشريب
The first pour that releases CO₂ from fresh coffee.
Body · القوام
How heavy the coffee feels in your mouth.
Burr grinder · مطحنة مسننة
Grinder that crushes beans evenly between two burrs.
Cardamom · الهيل
Essential spice in Saudi coffee.
Cherry · الثمرة
The fruit that holds the coffee seed.
Cold brew · كولد برو
Coffee steeped in cold water for 12–24 hours.
Crema · الكريما
The golden foam on top of espresso.
Cupping · التذوق
The standard way to taste and score coffees.
Dallah · الدلة
Traditional Arabic coffee pot.
Dial-in · ضبط الوصفة
Adjusting grind and dose until it tastes right.
Dose · الجرعة
The weight of ground coffee used.
Extraction · الاستخلاص
Dissolving flavour from coffee into water.
Finjan · الفنجال
Small cup for Arabic coffee.
Flat white · فلات وايت
Espresso with thin, velvety milk.
Green coffee · البن الأخضر
Unroasted coffee beans.
Khawlani · الخولاني
Heirloom coffee grown in Saudi Arabia's Jazan mountains.
Latte art · فن اللاتيه
Patterns poured with steamed milk.
Natural process · المعالجة المجففة
Drying coffee inside the whole cherry.
Portafilter · البورتافلتر
The handle that holds coffee in an espresso machine.
Ratio · النسبة
Coffee to water proportion, e.g. 1:16.
Ristretto · ريستريتو
A short, concentrated espresso.
Roast date · تاريخ التحميص
When the beans were roasted — fresher is better.
Single origin · مصدر واحد
Coffee from one country, region or farm.
Tamp · الكبس
Pressing coffee evenly into the portafilter.
TDS · TDS
Total dissolved solids — measures coffee strength.
V60 · V60
A cone-shaped pour-over dripper.
Washed process · المعالجة المغسولة
Removing the fruit before drying the seed.