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.
KIWI
kiwi, apteryx
(noun) nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
kiwi, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
(noun) fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kiwi (plural kiwis)
A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand).
(informal) A New Zealand dollar.
A kiwi fruit.
A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi flesh (also called kiwi green).
(military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly.
Usage notes
• When used to describe people, Kiwi is usually capitalised.
• The plural is usually kiwis; sometimes, kiwi is found as an (invariant) plural form.
Synonyms
• (flightless bird): apteryx
• (kiwi fruit): Chinese gooseberry (dated), kiwi fruit
Anagrams
• Wiki, wiki
Noun
Kiwi (plural Kiwis)
(informal) A New Zealander.
Adjective
Kiwi (comparative more Kiwi, superlative most Kiwi)
(informal) of or from New Zealand
Anagrams
• Wiki, wiki
Source: Wiktionary
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