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.
MUSETS
Noun
musets
plural of muset
Anagrams
• musest, sumset, u-stems
Source: Wiktionary
MUSET
Mu"set, n. Etym: [OF. mussette, dim. of musse, muce, a hiding place, fr. F. musser, OF. mucier, muchier, to conceal, hide. Cf. Micher.]
Definition: A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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