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.
PECCAVI
Etymology
Interjection
peccavi
An expression of guilt or culpability.
Synonyms
• mea culpa
Noun
peccavi (plural peccavis)
An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.
Source: Wiktionary
Pec*ca"vi. Etym: [L.]
Definition: I have sinned; -- used colloquially to express confession or acknowledgment of an offense. Aubrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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