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.
FRANCO
Franco, Francisco Franco, El Caudillo, General Franco
(noun) Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
franco (plural francos)
(historical) The currency issued between 1805 and 1808 of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.
Proper noun
Franco
A male given name from Italian, Spanish, equivalent to Frank or Francis.
A surname of Spanish origin.
Francisco Franco, the long-ruling right-wing 20th century Spanish caudillo since the Spanish Civil War (1939–1975).
Source: Wiktionary
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