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.
PHOCAS
Noun
phocas
plural of phoca
Anagrams
• scapho-
Source: Wiktionary
PHOCA
Pho"ca, n. Etym: [L., a seal, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(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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