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.
MISREADS
Noun
misreads
plural of misread
Verb
misreads
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misread
Anagrams
• damsires, sesarmid, sidearms
Source: Wiktionary
MISREAD
Mis*read", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misread; p. pr. & vb. n. Misreading.]
Definition: To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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