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.
SAUREL
Etymology
Noun
saurel (plural saurels)
Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus trachurus, or Trachurus saurus, of Europe and America, and Trachurus picturatus of California; the skipjack or horse mackerel.
Anagrams
• Larues, Lasure, Lauers, Lueras, alures
Source: Wiktionary
Sau"rel, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially T. trachurus, or T. saurus, of Europe and America, and T. picturatus of California. Called also skipjack, and horse mackarel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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