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Where does “قهوه” come from?

قهوه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

قهوه (Ottoman Turkish): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “قهوه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقهوهcoffee
2Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “قهوه”

  • coffee
  • cafe
  • caffeine
  • café
  • latte
  • coffeehouse
  • coffeemaker
  • cybercafé
  • coffeeroom
  • caffè
  • Coffeeville
  • cafetière
  • coffeemaking
  • coffeeberry
  • caffeinism
  • kaffeeklatsch
  • noncoffee
  • caffeinate
  • coffeelike
  • decaffeinate
  • coffeeless
  • noncaffeine
  • coffeeman
  • caffeinelike
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