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.
AULARIAN
Etymology
Adjective
aularian
(rare) Of or pertaining to a large hall.
Noun
aularian (plural aularians)
(UK, Oxford University) A member of a hall rather than a college.
Source: Wiktionary
Au*la"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. aula hall. Cf. LL. aularis of a court.]
Definition: Relating to a hall.
Au*la"ri*an, n.
Definition: At Oxford, England, a member of a hall, distinguished from a collegian. Chalmers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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