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.
WILKINS
Wilkins, Maurice Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
(noun) English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004)
Wilkins, George Hubert Wilkins
(noun) Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)
Wilkins, Roy Wilkins
(noun) United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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