MARABUNTA

Etymology 1

Noun

marabunta (usually uncountable, plural marabuntas)

A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path

Etymology 2

Noun

marabunta (plural marabuntas)

Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings

(Guyana) Polistes infuscatus

(Guyana) a mud dauber or a mason wasp

(West Indies) Synoeca surinama

(West Indies) Polybia occidentalis and other species

Source: Wiktionary



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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