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.
EPICURISM
epicurism
(noun) the disposition and habits of an epicure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epicurism (countable and uncountable, plural epicurisms)
Epicureanism
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*cu*rism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. épicurisme.]
1. The doctrines of Epicurus.
2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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