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.
TAZZA
Etymology
Noun
tazza (plural tazzas or tazze)
A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.
Source: Wiktionary
Taz"za, n. Etym: [It.]
Definition: An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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