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.
GRAMARYE
Etymology
Noun
gramarye (uncountable)
(obsolete) Grammar; learning.
(archaic) Mystical learning; the occult, magic, sorcery.
Anagrams
• Margaery, marryage
Etymology
Proper noun
Gramarye
(literary, Arthurian, rare) The island of Britain. [from 1930s]
Anagrams
• Margaery, marryage
Source: Wiktionary
Gram"a*rye, n. Etym: [OE. gramer, grameri, gramori, grammar, magic, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire. See Grammar.]
Definition: Necromancy; magic. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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