BUZKASHI

Etymology

Noun

buzkashi (uncountable)

(games, sports) A team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to place an animal carcass into a goal.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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