The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HACEK
hacek, wedge
(noun) a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
HACEK
(pathology) Acronym of Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (the former name of Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans), Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingae — five gram-negative bacilli that are typically associated with being fastidious or difficult to culture and which can cause bacterial endocarditis.
Anagrams
• Cheka, akche, hecka
Noun
hacek (plural haceks or hacky)
Alternative spelling of háček
Anagrams
• Cheka, akche, hecka
Etymology
From HaÄŤek.
Proper noun
Hacek
A surname.
Anagrams
• Cheka, akche, hecka
Source: Wiktionary
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