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.
MERLING
Etymology
Noun
merling (plural merlings)
The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea.
Synonyms
• (Merlangius merlangus): whiting (UK)
(in countries outside the range of Merlangius merlangus): English whiting, European whiting
Anagrams
• gremlin, mingler
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"ling, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European whiting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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