In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ROBALO
robalo
(noun) a kind of percoid fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
robalo (plural robalos)
European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
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• Barolo
Source: Wiktionary
Rob"a*lo, n. [Sp. rĂłbalo.]
Definition: Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and tropical America constituting the family Oxylabracidæ, esp. the largest species (Oxylabrax, syn. Centropomus, undecimalis), a valuable food fish called also snook, the smaller species being called Rob`a*li"to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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