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.
KRAITS
Noun
kraits
plural of krait
Anagrams
• Krista, at risk, at-risk, kirats, sarkit, straik, takirs
Source: Wiktionary
KRAIT
Krait, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus coeruleus), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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