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.
IMAGO
imago
(noun) an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
imago
(noun) (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
imago (plural imagines or imagos or imagoes)
(entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
(psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.
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Source: Wiktionary
I*ma"go, n.; pl. Imagoes. Etym: [L. See Image.]
1. An image.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust. of Ant-lion, and Army worm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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