RITZ

Ritz

(noun) an ostentatiously elegant hotel

ritz

(noun) ostentatious display of elegance; “they put on the ritz”

Ritz, Cesar Ritz

(noun) Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ritz (uncountable)

(informal, usually preceded by the) A display of ostentatious elegance.

Proper noun

Ritz (plural Ritzes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ritz is the 5413th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6430 individuals. Ritz is most common among White (92.15%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary



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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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