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.
SPATHOSE
Etymology
Adjective
spathose (comparative more spathose, superlative most spathose)
(botany) Having or resembling a spathe.
(mineralogy) spathic
Synonyms
• spathaceous
• spathal
Anagrams
• Potashes, pathoses, potashes, tea shops, teashops
Source: Wiktionary
Spath"ose`, a. (Min.)
Definition: See Spathic.
Spath"ose`, a. Etym: [See Spathe.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spatheceous; spathal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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