The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PILAU
pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw
(noun) rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pilau (countable and uncountable, plural pilaus)
Alternative spelling of pilaf
Etymology 2
Adjective
pilau (not comparable)
(Hawaii, slang) filthy
Anagrams
• Pauli, Upali
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*lau", n.
Definition: See Pillau.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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