CLAQUEUR

Etymology

Noun

claqueur (plural claqueurs)

One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.

Source: Wiktionary


Cla`queur", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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