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.
GALEAS
Proper noun
Galeas
plural of Galea
Anagrams
• algaes
Noun
galeas (plural galeases)
Alternative form of galleass
Anagrams
• algaes
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"e*as, n.
Definition: See Galleass.
GALEA
Ga"le*a, n.Etym: [L., a helmet. ]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: A kind of bandage for the head.
3. (Pathol.)
Definition: Headache extending all over the head.
4. (Paleon.)
Definition: A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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