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.
HIDALGO
Etymology
Proper noun
Hidalgo (plural Hidalgos)
A state in Mexico.
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
hidalgo (plural hidalgos or hidalgoes)
A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.
Source: Wiktionary
Hi*dal"go, n. Etym: [Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e., son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) + algo something, fr. L. aliquod. Cf. Fidalgo.]
Definition: A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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