ersatz, substitute
(adjective) artificial and inferior; “ersatz coffee”; “substitute coffee”
ersatz
(noun) an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ersatz (comparative more ersatz, superlative most ersatz)
made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality
Synonyms: artificial, faux, imitation, knock off, gingerbread (obsolete)
ersatz (plural ersatzes)
something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute
Synonyms: imitation, knock off
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Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
