In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PAISANO
Etymology
Noun
paisano (plural paisanos)
(Alternate spelling of paesano, from Neapolitan language "paisano," often shortened to "paisan" or "paesan") among Italian Americans and Americans of Italian descent, a fellow Italian or Italian-American; a fellow ethnic Italian.
A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
(US, Southwest US) roadrunner.
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• anopias, anopsia
Source: Wiktionary
Pa`i*sa"no, n. Etym: [Sp., of the country, (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chaparral cock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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