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.
PODICEPS
Podiceps, genus Podiceps
(noun) type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pod"i*ceps, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. podex, podicis, anus + pes foot.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Grebe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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