Bourse
(noun) the stock exchange in Paris
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bourse (plural bourses)
A stock exchange.
(metaphorically) Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
(philately) A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
• Brouse, besour, bouser
Source: Wiktionary
Bourse, n. Etym: [F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr. Gr.Purse, Burse.]
Definition: An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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.
