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.
IGLOO
igloo, iglu
(noun) an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
igloo (plural igloos)
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
(zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
(military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
(logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
Anagrams
• logoi, oglio, oligo, oligo-
Source: Wiktionary
Ig"loo, n.
1. An Eskimo snow house.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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