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.
VANASPATI
Etymology
Proper noun
Vanaspati
(music) Name of a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the fourth melakarta rāgam of the 72 melakarta rāgams of Carnatic music.
Etymology
Noun
vanaspati (plural vanaspatis)
(botany) the entire plant kingdom or trees that bear fruits but no evident flowers.
Source: Wiktionary
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