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.
NYMPHA
Etymology
Noun
nympha (plural nymphae)
(entomology) A nymph.
(anatomy, now rare) Each of the labia minora.
Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.
Source: Wiktionary
Nym"pha, n.; pl. Nymph. Etym: [L. See Nymph a goddess.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Nymph, 3.
2. pl. (Anat.)
Definition: Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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