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.
DAMAN
Etymology
Proper noun
Daman
A capital of the union territory of Daman and Diu, India.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Anagrams
• A and M, A. and M., Madan, Manda, ad-man, adman, amand
Etymology
Noun
daman (plural damans)
The hyrax.
Anagrams
• A and M, A. and M., Madan, Manda, ad-man, adman, amand
Source: Wiktionary
Da"man, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is H. Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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