In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
NEGRITOS
Ne*gri"tos, n. pl.; sing Negrito (. Etym: [Sp., dim. of negro black.] (Ethnol.)
Definition: A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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