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.
UMBRA
umbra
(noun) a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
umbra (plural umbras or umbrae)
The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
(astronomy) The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
(astronomy) The central region of a sunspot.
(chiefly, literary) A shadow.
(archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
A sciaenoid fish, the umbrine.
Coordinate terms
• antumbra
• penumbra
Anagrams
• Burma, rumba
Source: Wiktionary
Um"bra, n.; pl. Umbræ. Etym: [L., a shadow.]
1. (Astron.) (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra. (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot. (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of sciænoid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (U. cirrhosa), which is highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also ombre, and umbrine. Umbra tree (Bot.), a tree (Phytolacca diocia) of the same genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves, and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for coloring wine. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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