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.
ROIN
Etymology 1
Verb
roin (third-person singular simple present roins, present participle roining, simple past and past participle roined)
(obsolete, intransitive) To growl; to roar. [15th-17th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
roin (plural roins)
(obsolete) A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [15th-16th c.]
Anagrams
• Iron, Orin, RINO, Rion, inro, inrō, iron, noir, nori
Source: Wiktionary
Roin, v. t.
Definition: See Royne. [Obs.]
Roin, n. Etym: [F. rogne. See Roynish.]
Definition: A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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