I decided to research a little bit about he actual meaning of the word "coffee" and stumbled upon this article. I was really surprised to discover that the word coffee can be traced back to the Arabic language, specifically the word 'Qahwah' which in Arabic means "coffee drink."And, that at one time the word actually meant something that was defined as "dark stuff" or sometimes even wine! The article also goes on to explain that many different cultures have had many different words for the drink and that at time it was a controversial topic because the spelling of the word, which for a time was a variation of kahua", "kahoueh", "kaffa" or "kahwa, has been changed so many times.
I think it's so cool that the drink as we know it today is something completely different than when it was first invented, and that the word has been around for years, changing over time with people and time periods. Even today, we have different nicknames for coffee such as the title of this very blog, Java!
Here's the article so that you can read more..."Origin of the Word Coffee"
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