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.
Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback
(noun) ‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reb (plural rebs)
(US, historical) A Confederate soldier.
reb
Shortened form of Rebbe.
An honorific used by traditional Jews, much like sir and mister/Mr.
• 'erb, BrE, Erb, ber
REB (uncountable)
(chiefly, in a Russian context) electronic warfare and related techniques, equipment, or troops.
• 'erb, BrE, Erb, ber
Reb
Shortened form of Rebecca.
Reb (plural Rebs)
(US) Abbreviation of Rebel.
• 'erb, BrE, Erb, ber
Source: Wiktionary
18 December 2024
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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.