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.
ASSONANT
assonant
(adjective) having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
assonant
(adjective) having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; “note the assonant words and syllables in ‘tilting at windmills’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
assonant (comparative more assonant, superlative most assonant)
Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
Usage notes
• Not to be confused with asonant.
Anagrams
• nanosats
Source: Wiktionary
As"so*nant, a. Etym: [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound, sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See Sound.]
1. Having a resemblance of sounds.
2. (Pros.)
Definition: Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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