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.
BURHEL
Noun
burhel (plural burhels)
The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Pseudois nayaur).
Anagrams
• Buhler, Hubler
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"hel, Burr"hel, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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