The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
Rai
A surname found among people from coastal Karnataka and northern India.
Rai pl (plural only)
An ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rai is the 6,481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,295 individuals. Rai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.99%) individuals.
• 'air, ARI, Ari, IAR, IRA, Ira, RIA, air, ria
rai (countable and uncountable, plural rai)
stone money
rai (uncountable)
Alternative spelling of raĆÆ
• 'air, ARI, Ari, IAR, IRA, Ira, RIA, air, ria
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.