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.
REDISPOSITION
redeployment, redisposition
(noun) the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
redisposition
readjustment; the act of redisposing
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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