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.
TURBO
Etymology 1
Noun
turbo (countable and uncountable, plural turbos)
Turbocharger.
Turbojet.
Turbomolecular pump.
(video games) Autofire.
Adjective
turbo (not comparable)
(said of a poker tournament) With rapidly-increasing blind levels.
(computing, video games) Causing or relating to increased speed.
Verb
turbo (third-person singular simple present turbos, present participle turboing, simple past and past participle turboed)
(video games) To autofire.
Etymology 2
Noun
turbo (plural turbos)
(malacology) A turban shell.
Source: Wiktionary
Tur"bo, n. Etym: [L. turbo, -inis, a top. See Turbine.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidæ, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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