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.
SCOLOPENDRINE
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Adjective
scolopendrine (comparative more scolopendrine, superlative most scolopendrine)
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.
Source: Wiktionary
Scol`o*pen"drine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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