Kahve
/kahˈve/noun
The Turkish word for coffee, especially coffee prepared in the traditional Turkish style.
Did you know?Arabic qahwa originally referred to wine or another intoxicating beverage before becoming associated with coffee, while Turkish kahve helped give European languages words such as coffee and café.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
qahwa
“A term originally associated with wine or an intoxicating drink; later used for coffee”
15th Century
Arabic
qahwa
“Coffee, especially the brewed beverage emerging in Yemen”
16th Century
Ottoman Turkish
kahve
“Coffee, borrowed from Arabic”
16th–17th Century
Italian
caffè
“Coffee, borrowed through Ottoman or Levantine trade connections”
17th Century
French
café
“Coffee and a place serving coffee”
Modern English
English
coffee
“A beverage made from roasted and ground coffee beans”