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.
VOGUL
Mansi, Vogul
(noun) the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul
Vogul, Mansi
(noun) a member of a nomadic people of the northern Urals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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