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.
GIGUE
jig, gigue
(noun) music in three-four time for dancing a jig
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gigue (plural gigues)
an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
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Source: Wiktionary
Gigue (zheg), n. [F.]
Definition: A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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