The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PALESTRA
palestra, palaestra
(noun) a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
palestra (plural palestras or palestrae) (US)
Alternative form of palaestra
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestræ, E. Palestras. Etym: [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [Written also palæstra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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