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English word café derives from the Arabic قهوة (qahwa - coffee), and comes to English through a chain of Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Italian, and eventually French
قهوة (Arabic)
Qahwa - (colloquial) coffee shop, café (colloquial use). (obsolete) wine. Coffee (the drink).
مقهى (Arabic)
Maqahwa - Café, coffeehouse. Teahouse.
قهوه (Persian)
Qahwa - coffee.
قهوه (Ottoman Turkish)
Kahve - coffee.
caffè (Italian)
A cafe. Coffee (plant and drink).
café (French)
Cafe, coffee shop. Coffee (drink). Coffee colour. Public house Of the colour of coffee.
café (English)
A French pub.. A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.