Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface
(noun) United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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.
