Why Is Unused Coffee Called Ground Coffee And Used Coffee Called Coffee Grounds. The Difference And Why?

10 July 2009 in Coffee maker

What is the difference in the nomenclature and why is it so?
Coffee in the can is called ground coffee but the spent coffee is referred to as coffee grounds.


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2 Comments to Why Is Unused Coffee Called Ground Coffee And Used Coffee Called Coffee Grounds. The Difference And Why?

  1. Simple , before it’s made the emphasis is on the coffee, thus ground coffee or coffee beans, etc. (if it was banana it would be peeled banana)
    After it is made what is left is waste. The fact that the waste is from making coffee is secondary, thus coffee grounds…. emphasis on the bits and pieces. (if it was banana it would be banana peels)

    2. David C on 11 July 2009

  2. that’s pretty neat. I guess someone decided to call the used coffee the coffee grounds. And when they started selling coffee already ground, they called it ground coffee, instead of just the coffee beans.

    3. epic_lay on 11 July 2009

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