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.
KILOPOND
Etymology
Noun
kilopond (plural kiloponds)
A gravitational metric unit of force equal to the magnitude of the force exerted by a mass off one kilogram in the standard gravity (i.e. at the surface of the earth).
Usage notes
• Not to be confused with kilopound.
Synonyms
• kp
• kilogram-force
• kgf
Source: Wiktionary
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