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.
PALATALIZED
palatal, palatalized, palatalised
(adjective) produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as ‘y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as ‘ch’ in ‘chin’ or ‘j’ in ‘gin’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
palatalized (comparative more palatalized, superlative most palatalized)
Alternative form of palatalised
Verb
palatalized
simple past tense and past participle of palatalize
Source: Wiktionary
PALATALIZE
Pal"a*tal*ize, v. t. (Phon.)
Definition: To palatize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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