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.
VOMITO
Noun
vomito (countable and uncountable, plural vomitos)
The most virulent form of yellow fever.
The black vomit associated with the worst form of yellow fever.
Anagrams
• motivo
Source: Wiktionary
Vo*mi"to, n. Etym: [Sp. vómito, fr. L. vomitus. See Vomit, n.] (Med.)
Definition: The yellow fever in its worst form, when it is usually attended with black vomit. See Black vomit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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