In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SOUS
Etymology 1
Noun
sous
plural of sou
Etymology 2
Noun
sous (plural sous)
Obsolete form of sou.
plural of sous
Etymology 3
Noun
sous (plural sous)
Short for sous-chef.
Anagrams
• USOS, USOs
Proper noun
Sous
plural of Sou
Anagrams
• USOS, USOs
Source: Wiktionary
Sous, Souse (F. soo; colloq. Eng. sous), n.
Definition: A corrupt form of Sou. [Obs.] Colman, the Elder.
SOU
Sou, n.; pl. Sous or. Etym: [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold, n., Solid, and and cf. Sol, Soldo.]
Definition: An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (sou.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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