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.
EXSUCCOUS
Etymology
From Latin exsuccus, from ex- + succus ‘juice’.
Adjective
exsuccous (comparative more exsuccous, superlative most exsuccous)
Without juice or sap. Completely dry.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*suc"cous, a. Etym: [L. exsuccus; ex out + succus juice.]
Definition: Destitute of juice; dry; sapless. Latham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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