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.
SCOPA
Etymology 1
Noun
scopa (plural scopae)
Any of various body parts of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.
Etymology 2
Noun
scopa (uncountable)
(card games) A Neapolitan card game.
Anagrams
• Pasco, capos, pacos, posca
Proper noun
SCOPA
(UK) Acronym of Seed Crushers and Oil Processors Association.
Anagrams
• Pasco, capos, pacos, posca
Source: Wiktionary
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