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.
CATAMOUNT
cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor
(noun) large American feline resembling a lion
lynx, catamount
(noun) short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
catamount (plural catamounts)
A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially cougar, puma or lynx.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"a*mount, n. Etym: [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato mentes mountain cat.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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