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.
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FORESHOW
foreshow
(verb) foretell by divine inspiration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
foreshown
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
Source: Wiktionary
FORESHOW
Fore*show", v. t. Etym: [AS. foresceáwian to foresee, provide; fore + sceáwian to see. See Show, v. t.]
Definition: To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. Your looks foreshow You have a gentle heart. Shak. Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose, Whose purple blush the day foreshows. Denham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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