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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Noun
GED
(US, education) Initialism of General Educational Development.
(US, education) Initialism of general education degree/diploma.
Anagrams
• DEG, EDG, EGD, dEG, deg, deg., egd
Proper noun
Ged
A diminutive of the male given name Gerard.
Anagrams
• DEG, EDG, EGD, dEG, deg, deg., egd
Etymology
Noun
ged (plural geds)
(UK, dialect) The pike or luce.
Anagrams
• DEG, EDG, EGD, dEG, deg, deg., egd
Source: Wiktionary
Ged, Gedd (, n.
Definition: The European pike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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