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.
GATEAU
gateau
(noun) any of various rich and elaborate cakes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gateau (plural gateaux or gateaus)
(mostly, UK) A rich, usually iced, cake.
(cooking, obsolete) A dish of minced meat made up like a pudding, and boiled in a shape or mould.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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