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.
ROUE
rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue
(noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Rou`é", n. Etym: [F., properly p.p. of rouer to break upon the wheel, fr. roue a wheel, L. rota. See Rotate, Rotary.]
Definition: One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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