CHUCKWALLA

chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus

(noun) a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chuckwalla (plural chuckwallas)

An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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