CALORIZE

Etymology 1

Verb

calorize (third-person singular simple present calorizes, present participle calorizing, simple past and past participle calorized)

To form a protective surface on (a ferrous metal) by coating with aluminum powder and then heating.

Etymology 2

Verb

calorize (third-person singular simple present calorizes, present participle calorizing, simple past and past participle calorized)

(intransitive, dated) To follow a diet that focuses on the number of calories in food.

(transitive) To provide information about the number of calories in (a food item).

(transitive) To make (food) with high-calorie ingredients.

Anagrams

• coralize

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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