In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VILLAE
Noun
villae
plural of villa
Source: Wiktionary
VILLA
Vil"la, n.; pl. Villas. Etym: [L. villa, LL. also village, dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See Vicinity, and cf. Vill, Village, Villain.]
Definition: A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. Dryden. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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