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.
WIFEY
Etymology 1
Adjective
wifey (comparative wifier or more wifey, superlative wifiest or most wifey)
Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
Synonyms
• uxorial
• wifely
Etymology 2
Noun
wifey (plural wifeys)
(informal, diminutive, affectionate) Diminutive of wife
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(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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