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.
SMEW
smew, Mergus albellus
(noun) smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
smew (plural smews)
A small compact diving duck, Mergus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
Anagrams
• MWEs, mews, wems
Source: Wiktionary
Smew, n. Etym: [Perhaps for ice-mew.] (Zoöl.) (a) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun. (b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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