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.
STELLION
Etymology
Noun
stellion (plural stellions)
A lizard (Laudakia stellio or Stellagama stellio), olive-green with small stellate spots, common in the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins.
Synonyms
• hardim
• hardun
• star lizard
Anagrams
• Elliston, Tonellis
Source: Wiktionary
Stel"lion, n. Etym: [L. stellio a newt having starlike spots on its back, fr. stella a star.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lizard (Stellio vulgaris), common about the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded with black, with small stellate spots. Called also hardim, and star lizard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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