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.
BAMBINO
toddler, yearling, tot, bambino
(noun) a young child
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bambino (plural bambinos or bambini)
A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Source: Wiktionary
Bam*bi"no, n. Etym: [It., a little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. , , to chatter.]
Definition: A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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