In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BURMAN
Bur"man, n.; pl. Burmans (. Etym: ["The softened modern M'yan-ma, M'yan-ma [native name] is the source of the European corruption Burma." Balfour.], (Ethnol.)
Definition: A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families Burmah; also, sometimes, any inhabitant of Burmah; a Burmese.
– a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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