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.
ZINGEL
Etymology
Noun
zingel (plural zingels)
A fish of the perch family, found in the Danube.
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Source: Wiktionary
Zing"el, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, edible, freshwater European perch (Aspro zingel), having a round, elongated body and prominent snout.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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