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.
ALLEVIANT
palliative, alleviant, alleviator
(noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
alleviant (plural alleviants)
That which alleviates
Anagrams
• vanillate, élan vital
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CHATTEL
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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