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.
ICICLE
icicle
(noun) ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
icicle (plural icicles)
A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
Anagrams
• cilice
Source: Wiktionary
I"ci*cle, n. Etym: [OE. isikel, AS. isgicel; is ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. jökull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.]
Definition: A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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