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.
PAMPERO
Etymology
Noun
pampero (plural pamperos)
A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage.
Etymology
Noun
Pampero (plural Pamperos)
A member of a Native American tribe inhabiting the pampas of South America.
Source: Wiktionary
Pam*pe"ro, n.Etym: [Sp., fr. pampa a plain.]
Definition: A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage. Sir W. Parish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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