Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BOKO
Etymology
Noun
boko (plural bokos)
(dated, West Midlands, originally, boxing) the nose.
Synonyms
• See nose
Anagrams
• Koob, book, kobo
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Boko
A people of Benin and Nigeria.
(linguistics) A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.
Synonym: Boo
Noun
Boko (plural Bokos)
A member of the Boko people.
Synonym: Boo
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Boko
Boko Haram.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Boko
A town in Niangoloko Department, ComoƩ Province in southwestern Burkina Faso.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Boko
A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.
Etymology 5
Proper noun
Boko
The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.
Anagrams
• Koob, book, kobo
Source: Wiktionary
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15 April 2025
DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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