gahwa

Betawi

Alternative forms

• gahwĕ (Tanah Abang)
• gahwè (Meester)

Etymology

Borrowed from (Hadhrami) Yemeni Arabic قَهْوَة (gahwah, “coffee”). Doublet of kupi.

Pronunciation

• (Meester) IPA^(key): [ɡahwɛ]
• (Tanah Abang) IPA^(key): [ɡahwɤː]

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Noun

gahwa

1. (Tanah Abang, Meester, literary) coffee

   Synonym: kupi

Juba Arabic

Gahwa

Alternative forms

• gawa

Etymology

From Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa(h)wa/, [ˈɡa(h).wa]

Noun

gahwa

1. coffee

References

• Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 134