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.
SHOREWEED
Etymology
Noun
shoreweed (plural shoreweeds)
A small European plantain, Littorella uniflora, that grows in shallow water or mud at the edges of ponds
Anagrams
• horseweed
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
3 February 2025
CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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