In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BEJUCO
Be*ju"co, n. [Sp., a reed or woody vine.]
Definition: Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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