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.
PUNTOS
Noun
puntos
plural of punto
Anagrams
• Pontus, put-ons, puts on, ton-ups, unpots, unstop
Source: Wiktionary
PUNTO
Pun"to, n. Etym: [It. punto, L. punctum point. See Point.] (Fencing)
Definition: A point or hit. Punto diritto Etym: [It.], a direct stroke or hit.
– Punto reverso Etym: [It. riverso reverse], a backhanded stroke. Halliwell. "Ah, the immortal passado! the punto reverso!" Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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