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.
PEAFOWL
peafowl, bird of Juno
(noun) very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peafowl (plural peafowls)
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Synonyms
• peacock (much more common (for both sexes))
Hyponyms
• peacock (male or female peafowl)
• peahen (female peafowl)
• peachick (young or baby peafowl)
Source: Wiktionary
Pea"fowl`, n. Etym: [See Peacock.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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