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.
FRANC
franc
(noun) the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
franc (plural francs)
A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.
Usage notes
The word franc is abbreviated 'F' in ISO 4217 currency codes, usually prepended by the country's 2-letter alpha code in the case of national currencies
• BIF: Burundi Franc
• CDF: Congolese Franc
• CHF: Swiss franc
• DJF: Djibouti Franc
• GNF: Guinean Franc
• KMF: Comorian Franc
• RAF: Rwandan Franc
• XAF: Central African Franc
• XOF: West African Franc
Anagrams
• ARFCN, cfRNA
Source: Wiktionary
Franc, n. Etym: [F., fr. franc a Franc. See Frank, a.]
Definition: A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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