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.
PORKS
Verb
porks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pork
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• spork
Source: Wiktionary
PORK
Pork, n. Etym: [F. porc, L. porcus hog, pig. See Farrow a litter of pigs, and cf. Porcelain, Porpoise.]
Definition: The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food.
PORK
Pork, n. Etym: [F. porc, L. porcus hog, pig. See Farrow a litter of pigs, and cf. Porcelain, Porpoise.]
Definition: The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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