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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CAFFEE, n. Sc. †form of Eng. coffee. Hence caffee-pat, coffee-pot (e.Lth. 1899 W. Sinclair Sc. Life & Humour 64).
[The Sc. form retains the orig. vowel as Fr. café, It. caffè, Ger. kaffee, etc. and the pron. [′kfe] is still occas. heard. The Eng. -o- form appears first about the end of the 17th c.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Caffee n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088252>
