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.
TANGA
Tanga
(noun) a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
tanga
(noun) 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
tanga (plural tangas)
Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India equal to 1/10th of a Rupee, a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers, a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers, a former silver coin of Tibet.
Etymology 2
Noun
tanga (plural tangas)
A bikini bottom composed of two triangular panels connected by strings at the side
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
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