PIZE

Etymology 1

Noun

pize (countable and uncountable, plural pizes)

(archaic) Pox; pest; used as an imprecation.

Etymology 2

Verb

pize (third-person singular simple present pizes, present participle pizing, simple past and past participle pized)

(transitive, dialect, Yorkshire) To strike or hit (a person).

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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