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.
DOURAH
durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet, Guinea corn
(noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dourah (uncountable)
Alternative form of durra
Source: Wiktionary
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