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.
COLETITS
Noun
coletits
plural of coletit
Anagrams
• Colettis, totsicle
Source: Wiktionary
COLETIT
Cole"tit` or Coal"tit, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European titmouse (Parus ater), so named from its black color; -- called also coalmouse and colemouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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