ultimo, ult
(adjective) in or of the month preceding the present one; “your letter received on the 29th ult”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ultimo (not comparable)
(obsolete) On the last day (of a specified month).
ultimo (not comparable)
Of last month.
ultimo (plural not attested)
(obsolete, rare) = ultimum
Source: Wiktionary
Ul"ti*mo. Etym: [L. ultimo (mense) in the last month.]
Definition: In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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.
