GELEE

Etymology 1

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.

Etymology 2

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

A traditional form of West African headwrap worn by women.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

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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