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.
SPANGS
Noun
spangs pl (plural only)
plural of spang
Verb
spangs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spang
Proper noun
Spangs
plural of Spang
Source: Wiktionary
SPANG
Spang, v. t.
Definition: To spangle. [Obs.]
Spang, v. i.
Definition: To spring; to bound; to leap. [Scot.] But when they spang o'er reason's fence, We smart for't at our own expense. Ramsay.
Spang, n.
Definition: A bound or spring. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Spang, n. Etym: [AS. spange a clasp or fastening; akin to D. spang, G. spange, OHG. spanga, Icel. spöng a spangle.]
Definition: A spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.] With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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