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.
COPULAE
COPULA
copula, copulative, linking verb
(noun) an equating verb (such as ‘be’ or ‘become’) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
copulae
plural of copula
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Source: Wiktionary
COPULA
Cop"u*la, n. Etym: [L., bond, band. See Couple.]
1. (Logic & Gram.)
Definition: The word which unites the subject and predicate.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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