Here’s a simple word challenge I guarantee you won’t pass—describe the taste of a cup of coffee in a word. I’ll give you a minute. 

Yes, I know you failed. Don’t feel too badly about it. The English language just doesn’t have any precise way of describing the taste of coffee. Oh, no doubt you can describe it by analogy, calling it nutty, floral, smoky, acidic or bitter. Not one of those words would tell you what it tastes like.