Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CHICO
Marx, Leonard Marx, Chico
(noun) United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chico (plural chicos)
(North America, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
Etymology 2
Noun
chico (plural chicos)
The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota
Etymology 3
Noun
chico (plural chicos)
(American Southwest, chiefly, in the plural) Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.
Proper noun
Chico
A city in Butte County, California, United States.
An unincorporated census-designated place in Washington, United States.
A city in Texas, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Chi"co, n.
1. Var. of Chica.
2. The common greasewood of the western United States (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).
3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the marmalade tree or its fruit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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