Genoa, Genova
(noun) a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
genoa (plural genoas)
(nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
Genoa cake
• Ganoe, Genao, Onega, agone
Genoa
A province of Liguria, Italy.
The capital city of Liguria, Italy, and also of the province of Genoa.
A town in the Shire of Eastern Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas, United States.
A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.
A city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
A small city in Nance County, Nebraska, United States.
An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States.
A town in Cayuga County, New York, United States.
A village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States.
The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, USA.
A village and town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.
The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.
• Ganoe, Genao, Onega, agone
Source: Wiktionary
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
