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.
CANCROIDS
Noun
cancroids
plural of cancroid
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CANCROID
Can"croid, a. Etym: [Cancer + oid.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer.
2. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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