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coffee
1598, from It. caffe, from Turk. kahveh, from Arabic qahwah "coffee," said originally to have meant "wine," but perhaps rather from Kaffa region of Ethiopia, a home of the plant (Coffee in Kaffa is called buno). Much initial diversity of spelling, including chaoua. Yemen was the first great coffee exporter and to protect its trade decreed that no living plant could leave the country. In 16c., a Muslim pilgrim brought some coffee beans from Yemen and raised them in India. Appeared in Europe (from Arabia) c.1515-1519. Introduced to England by 1650; by 1675 England had more than 3,000 coffee houses. Coffee plantations established in Brazil 1727. Meaning "a light meal at which coffee is served" is from 1774.

2007-01-02 15:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Rabbityama 6 · 0 1

The word "coffee" is believed to be derived from the name of the place from which coffee originated, Kaffa, Ethiopia. Coffee's Arabic name, قهوة qahwa, was borrowed by Ottoman Turkish as kahve, which in turn was borrowed by other European languages. According to etymonline.com, the word came into English via Italian caffè.

2007-01-03 00:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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