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.
PUNA
Noun
puna (plural punas)
An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
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Etymology 1
Noun
Puna (plural Punas)
Alternative form of puna
Proper noun
Puna
Altiplano, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Puna
A district in the east-southeast portion of the island of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii, United States.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Puna
An island off the coast of southern in Ecuador.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Puna
A village in Punjab, Pakistan.
Etymology 5
Proper noun
Puna
Alternative spelling of Poona, A major city and district in Maharashtra, India.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pu"na, n. [Sp., of Peruv. origin.]
Definition: A cold arid table-land, as in the Andes of Peru.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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