In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
JUMBO
elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo
(adjective) of great mass; huge and bulky; “a jumbo jet”; “jumbo shrimp”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
jumbo (not comparable)
Especially large or powerful.
Noun
jumbo (plural jumbos)
An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
(engineering) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
Synonym: drilling jumbo
Etymology 2
Noun
jumbo (plural jumbos)
(paganism, historical) Short for mumbo jumbo.
Source: Wiktionary
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