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.
RIAD
Etymology
Noun
riad (plural riads)
A traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden.
Anagrams
• Aird, Dair, Dari, IARD, Irad, RAID, arid, dari, dira, raid
Source: Wiktionary
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