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.
CHALYBEATE
chalybeate
(adjective) containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chalybeate
Containing dissolved salts of iron.
Tasting of iron, said of mineral water.
Noun
chalybeate (plural chalybeates)
A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.
Source: Wiktionary
Cha*lyb"e*ate, a. Etym: [NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalubeïus. See Chalubean.]
Definition: Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.
Cha*lyb"e*ate, n.
Definition: Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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