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.
CHOPPER
chop, chopper
(noun) a grounder that bounces high in the air
cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper
(noun) a butcher’s knife having a large square blade
helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater
(noun) an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
chopper, pearly
(noun) informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chopper (plural choppers)
A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
A knife for chopping food.
(archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
(slang) The penis.
(informal) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker/bikie gangs.
(slang) An assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
(electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
(North America) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
Synonyms
• (slang: penis): See penis.
Etymology 2
Noun
chopper (plural choppers)
(informal) A helicopter.
Synonyms
• (helicopter): whirlybird
Verb
chopper (third-person singular simple present choppers, present participle choppering, simple past and past participle choppered)
(informal) To travel or transport by helicopter.
Anagrams
• prechop
Source: Wiktionary
Chop"per, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, chops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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