ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat
(noun) a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ziggurat (plural ziggurats)
a temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories
a building with similar style or shape
Source: Wiktionary
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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.
