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qahwa
Arabic · c. 1500s
"wine, later coffee"
originally a poetic word for wine, applied to the new drink
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kahve
Ottoman Turkish · c. 1500s
"coffee"
spread through Ottoman coffeehouse culture
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caffè
Italian · c. 1600
"coffee"
entered Europe through Venetian merchants
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koffie
Dutch · c. 1600s
"coffee"
spread further through Dutch trading networks
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coffee
English · c. 1600s
"the coffee drink"
spelling settled once coffeehouses opened in London
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