virga
(noun) light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Virga (plural Virgas)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Virga is the 26932nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 901 individuals. Virga is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.
• gravi-
virga (countable and uncountable, plural virgas or virgae)
(music) A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
(meteorology, countable) A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer.
(measurement, countable) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.
• (musical note): virgula
• gravi-
Source: Wiktionary
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
