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.
OQUASSA
Etymology
Noun
oquassa (plural oquassas)
(archaic) A small, handsome trout, Salvelinus oquassa, found in some of the lakes in Maine. [fell out of use around 1920]
Source: Wiktionary
O*quas"sa, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, handsome trout (Salvelinus oquassa), found in some of the lakes in Maine; -- called also blueback trout.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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