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.
TONGA
Tonga
(noun) the language of the Tongan people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)
Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands
(noun) a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Tonga
A country in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Tonga
A language spoken in Malawi.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Tonga
A language spoken in Mozambique.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Tonga
A language spoken in Zambia.
Anagrams
• Atong, on tag, tag on, tango
Etymology 1
Noun
tonga (plural tongas)
(India) A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Etymology 2
Noun
tonga (uncountable)
(medicine) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
Anagrams
• Atong, on tag, tag on, tango
Source: Wiktionary
Ton"ga, n. (Med.)
Definition: A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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