Two new foreign words: Turkish kahvalti and French pavé
Language Log 2025-09-13
Summary:
I probably learn at least one or two new foreign words per day, and they always delight me no end. The first new foreign word I learned today is Turkish kahvalti (lit., "before coffee) which means "breakfast". Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قهوه آلتی (ḳahve altı, “food taken before coffee; especially breakfast or lunch”), from قهوه (ḳahve) and […]