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.
ACIPENSER
Acipenser, genus Acipenser
(noun) type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ac`i*pen"ser, n. Etym: [L., the name of a fish.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See Sturgeon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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