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.
POMO
Pomo
(noun) the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo
Pomo
(noun) a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
pomo
Abbreviation of postmodern.
Etymology
Proper noun
Pomo
An indigenous population native to Northern California.
The family of languages of this people.
Synonyms
• (people): Cainameros
• (language): Kulanapan
Source: Wiktionary
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