In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PYGMOID
Etymology
Adjective
pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)
Resembling a Pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered Pygmies
Noun
pygmoid (plural pygmoids)
A person so resembling a Pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry
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