The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ZAMPOGNA
Etymology
Noun
zampogna (plural zampognas)
A kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe.
Source: Wiktionary
Zam*po"gna, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: A sort of bagpipe formerly in use among Italian peasants. It is now almost obsolete. [Written also zampugna.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
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