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.
SEMINOLE
Seminole
(noun) the Muskhogean language of the Seminole
Seminole
(noun) a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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