In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CHOWKIDAR
Etymology
Noun
chowkidar (plural chowkidars)
(India) watchman, caretaker, gatekeeper; one who inhabits a "chowki", police station or guard house.
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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