MINUIT

Minuit, Peter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter Minnewit

(noun) Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

25 April 2024

TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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