kaffesump

Swedish

The wet residual coffee grounds, kaffesump, in a filter.

Etymology

Compound of kaffe (“coffee”) +‎ sump (“marsh; wet grounds”), attested since 1792.

Noun

kaffesump c

1. coffee grounds; the residual sediment of coffee brewing (either at the bottom of the cup or stuck in the filter)

   Synonym: sump

Declension

Declension of kaffesump

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kaffesump	kaffesumps
	definite	kaffesumpen	kaffesumpens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• kaffefilter (“coffee filter”)

References

• kaffesump in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kaffesump in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)