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.
BANDERILLERO
banderillero
(noun) the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
banderillero (plural banderilleros)
(bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas.
Source: Wiktionary
Ban`de*ril*le"ro, n. [Sp.]
Definition: One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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