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.
VARA
vara
(noun) a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vara (plural varas)
(historical) A unit of length in the old Spanish system (equal to 0.8359 metres) or the old Portuguese system (equal to 1.1 metres).
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• Avar
Proper noun
VARA
(legal) Acronym of Visual Artists Rights Act.
Noun
VARA
Acronym of volume at risk approach.
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• Avar
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ra, n. Etym: [Sp. See 1st Vare.]
Definition: A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches. Johnson's Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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