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.
CARRION
carrion
(noun) the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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Proper noun
Carrion
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
carrion (usually uncountable, plural carrions)
(mostly, uncountable) Dead flesh; carcasses.
(countable, obsolete, derogatory) A contemptible or worthless person.
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ri*on, n. Etym: [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. Crone, Crony.]
1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. They did eat the dead carrions. Spenser.
2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] "Old feeble carrions." Shak.
Car"ri*on, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion kites. Shak. Carrion beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ.
– Carrion buzzard (Zoöl.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.
– Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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