UNAU

Etymology

Noun

unau (plural unaus)

Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.

Source: Wiktionary


U*nau", n. Etym: [Brazilian.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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