REGULO

Etymology 1

20th century, from Regulo, trademark for a type of thermostatic control on gas ovens.

Noun

regulo (uncountable)

any of a number of temperatures to which a gas oven may be set. e.g. regulo 4

Coordinate term: gas mark

Etymology 2

Noun

regulo (plural regulos)

(historical) a colonially-appointed chief in parts of Africa

Source: Wiktionary



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DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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