The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
ACCIPITRINE
accipitrine
(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
accipitrine (plural accipitrines)
A hawk or a hawk-like bird.
Adjective
accipitrine (comparative more accipitrine, superlative most accipitrine)
(ornithology) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cip"i*trine (#; 277), a. Etym: [Cf. F. accipitrin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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