In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PO
Po, Po River
(noun) a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
polonium, Po, atomic number
(noun) a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
po (plural pos)
(obsolete) A peacock. [8th–19th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
po (plural pos)
(UK, Australia, NZ, colloquial, dated) A chamberpot. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
• See chamber pot
Anagrams
• OP, Op., op, op.
Etymology
Proper noun
Po
Italy's longest river, which flows 652 kilometers eastward to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.
Anagrams
• OP, Op., op, op.
Noun
PO (plural POs)
Initialism of post office.
(business) Initialism of purchase order.
(law enforcement) Initialism of police officer.
(law enforcement) Initialism of probation officer.
Initialism of principal officer.
Adverb
PO (not comparable)
(pharmacology) Initialism of per os.
Anagrams
• OP, Op., op, op.
Source: Wiktionary
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