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.
ELECTROED
Verb
electroed
simple past tense and past participle of electro
Anagrams
• electrode
Source: Wiktionary
ELECTRO
E*lec"tro-. Etym: [L. electrum amber. See Electric.]
Definition: A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic; electro- magnet.
E*lec"tro, n.
Definition: An electrotype.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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