BIRK

Etymology

Proper noun

Birk (plural er-noun or Birks)

A surname.

A male given name

Etymology 1

Noun

birk (plural birks)

(Northern English) A birch tree.

A Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus, syn. Leuciscus phoxinus).

Etymology 2

Noun

birk (plural birks)

(British, slang) Alternative spelling of berk

Source: Wiktionary


Birk, n. Etym: [See Birch, n.]

Definition: A birch tree. [Prov. Eng.] "The silver birk." Tennyson.

Birk, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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