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.
TAPIROID
Etymology
Adjective
tapiroid (not comparable)
(zoology) Related to the tapir
Noun
tapiroid (plural tapiroids)
Any perissodactyl of the superfamily Tapiroidea
Source: Wiktionary
Ta"pir*oid, a. Etym: [Tapir + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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