Caffa

/ˈkæfə/ noun

A historical trade region on the Black Sea coast (in present-day Crimea), or coffee, particularly in historical or Turkish contexts.

From Genoese/Italian Caffa, referring to the major medieval trading port. The name has uncertain ultimate origins but was used throughout the Mediterranean for both the place and, by extension, the coffee trade that made it famous.

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