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.
LEMURINE
Adjective
lemurine (comparative more lemurine, superlative most lemurine)
lemuroid
Noun
lemurine (plural lemurines)
lemuroid
Anagrams
• relumine
Source: Wiktionary
Le*mu"ri*dous, Lem"u*rine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Lemuroid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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