In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PATACA
pataca
(noun) the basic unit of money in Macao
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pataca (plural patacas)
The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large copper coin.
A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ta"ca, n. Etym: [Sp.]
Definition: The Spanish dollar; -- called also patacoon. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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