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.
PIRAGUA
Etymology 1
Noun
piragua (plural piraguas)
A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
Etymology 2
Noun
piragua (plural piraguas)
Alternative form of periagua (“type of boat”)
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*ra"gua, n.
Definition: See Pirogue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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