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.
CHOREA
chorea
(noun) any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chorea (countable and uncountable, plural choreas or choreae or choreæ)
An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
(medicine) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.
Anagrams
• HORECA, HoReCa, Horace, Roache, archeo-, ochrea, orache
Source: Wiktionary
Cho*re"a. n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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