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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 1 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088252>
