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.
SHEELFA
Sheel"fa, Shil"fa, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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