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.
IZZARDS
Proper noun
Izzards
plural of Izzard
Noun
izzards
plural of izzard
Source: Wiktionary
IZZARD
Iz"zard, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Izard.
Iz"zard, n. Etym: [Formerly ezed, prob. fr. F. et zÉde and z.]
Definition: The letter z; -- formerly so called.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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