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.
BUTTERBALL
bufflehead, butterball, dipper, Bucephela albeola
(noun) small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball
(noun) a rotund individual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
butterball (plural butterballs)
A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter, margarine, or a spread
(derogatory) An overweight person.
A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
(North America) A turkey.
Synonyms
• See also fat person
Source: Wiktionary
But"ter*ball`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The buffel duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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