name for coffee which remains in cup

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karinontour

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If you drink Turkish or Greek coffee, they put the grounded beans in your cup and pour water on it. It's not nescafé, the coffee remains in the cup [drink carefully].
Is there a special name for this coffee that remains?
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I'd say "coffee grounds".
People read coffee grounds and tea leaves to tell your fortune.
 
You might also call it 'coffee dregs' :?:
 
How about sediment or residue?
 
Those too, but they are not used in general speech for this purpose.
 
Thanks for the multiple replies. I will stick with 'coffee grounds' for my article.
 
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