PYGMOID

Etymology

Adjective

pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)

Resembling a Pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered Pygmies

Noun

pygmoid (plural pygmoids)

A person so resembling a Pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry

Source: Wiktionary



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THOUGHTFULLY

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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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