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qahwah
Arabic · medieval
"coffee"
the word for coffee, possibly linked to a word for wine or to the Kaffa region of Ethiopia
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kahveh
Ottoman Turkish · 1530s
"coffee, coffeehouse"
the beverage and its name reached the Ottoman court and spread through its coffeehouses
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caffe
Italian · 1615
"coffee"
introduced to Venice as part of the growing coffee trade
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cafe
French · 1650s
"coffee, coffeehouse"
came to mean both the drink and the establishment serving it, after Europe's first cafes opened
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cafe
English · 1802
"coffeehouse, small restaurant"
entered English specifically for the coffeehouse or small restaurant, distinct from "coffee" itself
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