CANTAL

Noun

cantal (usually uncountable, plural cantals)

Alternative letter-case form of Cantal

Etymology

Noun

Cantal (usually uncountable, plural Cantals)

A type of cheese originally made in the south of France.

Proper noun

Cantal

One of the départements of Champagne-Ardenne, France (INSEE code 15)

Source: Wiktionary



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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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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