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.
BUFOS
Noun
bufos
plural of bufo
Source: Wiktionary
BUFO
Bu"fo, n. Etym: [L. bufo a toad.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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