Spanish Conversation · Level 144
44 words
Spanish word
descafeinar
Pronunciation
IPA/deskafeiˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verbdecaffeinate
Example
¿Puedes descafeinar este café?
Can you decaffeinate this coffee?
More examples
En la cafetería suelen descafeinar el café para los niños.
In the café they usually decaffeinate the coffee for the children.
Core concept
Coffee beans with arrows showing caffeine being removed.
Common phrases
descafeinar el café
decaffeinate the coffee
descafeinar este café
decaffeinate this coffee
Similar words
sacar: Takes something out from inside a container or space to an outside location.
quitar: Removes or gets rid of an object or quality so it is no longer present or active.
extraer: Extracts a specific component or ingredient from a material or mixture, often by a process.
Definition in Spanish
Procesar una bebida para eliminar o reducir la cafeína presente, especialmente aplicado al café.
Word origin
Spanish descafeinar combines the prefix des- 'remove' with cafeína 'caffeine', so it literally means removing caffeine from a beverage.
Usage tips
- The adjective descafeinado and the label sin cafeína occur far more often than the verb in shops and menus.
Opposites
- cafeinarcaffeinateverb
Related words
- descafeinadodecaffeinatedadjective
- descafeinacióndecaffeinationnoun
- descafeinadordecaffeinatornoun