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.
EWES
Noun
ewes
plural of ewe
Anagrams
• swee, wees
Source: Wiktionary
EWE
Ewe, n. Etym: [AS. eówu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. ær, Goth. awe\'edi a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. avi. *231.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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