In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CHACMA
chacma, chacma baboon, Papio ursinus
(noun) greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
chacma (plural chacmas)
A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.
Synonyms
• Cape baboon
• chacma baboon
Anagrams
• maccha
Source: Wiktionary
Chac"ma, n. Etym: [Native name.]
Definition: A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon.
Note: [See Illust. of Baboon.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
28 March 2023
STOPPER
(verb) close or secure with or as if with a stopper; “She stoppered the wine bottle”; “The mothers stoppered their babies’ mouths with pacifiers”
Coffee Trivia
