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.
MUNTJAC
muntjac, barking deer
(noun) small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
muntjac (plural muntjacs)
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
Synonyms
• (Muntiacus): barking deer
Source: Wiktionary
Munt"jac, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus Cervulus, esp. C. muntjac, which occurs both in India and on the East Indian Islands. [Written also muntjak.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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