SHVITZ

Etymology

Noun

shvitz (countable and uncountable, plural shvitzes)

Sweat.

A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.

Verb

shvitz (third-person singular simple present shvitzes, present participle shvitzing, simple past and past participle shvitzed)

(intransitive) To sweat.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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