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.
NASALISE
nasalize, nasalise
(verb) pronounce with a lowered velum; “She nasalizes all her vowels”
nasalize, nasalise
(verb) speak nasally or through the nose; “In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
nasalise (third-person singular simple present nasalises, present participle nasalising, simple past and past participle nasalised)
Alternative spelling of nasalize
Anagrams
• Asselian, Salesian, sea snail, seasnail, snailase
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
26 June 2024
INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
Coffee Trivia
