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.
PACO
Proper noun
Paco
A male given name from Spanish of Spanish origin.
Anagrams
• ACPO, APCO, Capo, CoAP, Copa, OPAC, acop, capo
Noun
paco (plural pacos or pacoes)
(archaic) alpaca
An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver.
Anagrams
• ACPO, APCO, Capo, CoAP, Copa, OPAC, acop, capo
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"co, Pa"cos, n. Etym: [Sp. paco, fr. Peruv. paco. Cf. Alpaca.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Alpaca.
2. Etym: [Peruv. paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing silver; perh. a different word.] (Min.)
Definition: An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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