The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PEDEREROS
Noun
pedereros
plural of pederero
Source: Wiktionary
PEDERERO
Ped`e*re"ro, n. Etym: [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. (Mil.)
Definition: A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance. [Written also paterero and peterero.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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