Coffee has initially been a food â chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ISH
Etymology
Shortening.
Proper noun
Ish
A diminutive of the male given name Ishmael.
Anagrams
• His, IHS, Shi, his, shi
Etymology 1
Verb
ish
Eye dialect spelling of is.
Etymology 2
Adverb
ish (not comparable)
(colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
(colloquial) about, approximately
Synonyms
• (somewhat): fairly, rather, somewhat
• (approximately): about, almost, around, close to, loosely, near, nearly, roughly, round about
Etymology 3
From Pitman ess and eff, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.
Noun
ish (plural ishes)
The letter which stands for the sh sound /Ê/ in Pitman shorthand.
Etymology 4
Noun
ish (plural ishes)
(dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
Etymology 5
Noun
ish (uncountable)
(euphemism) Shit.
Anagrams
• His, IHS, Shi, his, shi
Source: Wiktionary
-ish. Etym: [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan. - isk, Gr. -esque.]
Definition: A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat white.
-ish. Etym: [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present particle, etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir to flourish), corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative ending.]
Definition: A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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