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.
SHANNIES
Noun
shannies
plural of shanny
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SHANNY
Shan"ny, n.; pl. Shannies. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European smooth blenny (Blennius pholis). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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