Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ACHOO
Etymology
Interjection
achoo
(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.
Synonyms
• atishoo (UK)
• kerchoo
Noun
achoo (plural achoos)
The sound of a sneeze.
Verb
achoo (third-person singular simple present achoos, present participle achooing, simple past and past participle achooed)
(colloquial) To sneeze loudly; to make an "achoo" sound.
Source: Wiktionary
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