Starbucks.
A widespread chain of coffee shops.
Meaning & usage
A widespread chain of coffee shops.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Norse stor Old Norse bekkr English Starbeck English Starbuck English -'s English -s English Starbucks From Starbuck (surname) + -s. The chain of coffee shops is named after Starbuck, a character in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. Melville named the character in honor of the Starbuck family, a prominent whaling family based in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The surname itself derives from the community of Starbeck in North Yorkshire, England.
A coffee from Starbucks.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Norse stor Old Norse bekkr English Starbeck English Starbuck English -'s English -s English Starbucks From Starbuck (surname) + -s. The chain of coffee shops is named after Starbuck, a character in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. Melville named the character in honor of the Starbuck family, a prominent whaling family based in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The surname itself derives from the community of Starbeck in North Yorkshire, England.
plural of Starbuck (a surname)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Norse stor Old Norse bekkr English Starbeck English Starbuck English -'s English -s English Starbucks From Starbuck (surname) + -s. The chain of coffee shops is named after Starbuck, a character in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. Melville named the character in honor of the Starbuck family, a prominent whaling family based in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The surname itself derives from the community of Starbeck in North Yorkshire, England.
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