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.
LAM
getaway, lam
(noun) a rapid escape (as by criminals); “the thieves made a clean getaway”; “after the expose he had to take it on the lam”
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
(verb) give a thrashing to; beat hard
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
(verb) flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run; “If you see this man, run!”; “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Lam (plural Lams)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lam is the 611st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 55554 individuals. Lam is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.99%) individuals.
Anagrams
• ALM, AML, M.L.A., MLA, Mal, Mal., mal, mal-
Etymology 1
Verb
lam (third-person singular simple present lams, present participle lamming, simple past and past participle lammed)
(transitive) To beat or thrash.
(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
Etymology 2
Noun
lam (plural lams)
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل. It is preceded by ك and followed by م.
Anagrams
• ALM, AML, M.L.A., MLA, Mal, Mal., mal, mal-
Noun
LAM (plural LAMs)
(military, weaponry) Abbreviation of light antiarmor/antiarmour missile.
Anagrams
• ALM, AML, M.L.A., MLA, Mal, Mal., mal, mal-
Source: Wiktionary
Lam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamming.] Etym: [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame.]
Definition: To beat soundly; to thrash. [Obs. or Low] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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