In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CAMPAGNAS
Proper noun
Campagnas
plural of Campagna
Source: Wiktionary
CAMPAGNA
Cam*pa"gna, n. Etym: [It. See Campaing.]
Definition: An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.
Note: Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles, and its breadth from twenty-seven to forty miles. The ground is almost entirely volcanic, and vapors which arise from the district produce malaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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