In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
From the genus name.
ixora (plural ixoras)
(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Ixora.
• orixa
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31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.