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.
OUTLEAD
Etymology 1
Verb
outlead (third-person singular simple present outleads, present participle outleading, simple past and past participle outled)
To lead out.
To bring about; to produce.
Etymology 2
Verb
outlead (third-person singular simple present outleads, present participle outleading, simple past and past participle outled)
(transitive) To exceed in leading or leadership.
Anagrams
• deal out, lead out, lead-out, leadout
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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