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 […]

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borrowing

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

09/13/2025, 16:00

Date published:

09/13/2025, 15:52