English Explanatory Dictionary

coffeeholic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone addicted to coffee.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɔfiˈhɔlɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-coffeeholic.wav

Word forms

coffeeholic coffeeholics

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor. Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor. Italian caffèbor. Dutch koffiebor. English coffee Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English coffeeholic From coffee + -holic.

Related words

coffeeholism

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