Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ALTO
alto
(adjective) (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; “alto clarinet or recorder”
countertenor, alto
(adjective) of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
alto, contralto
(adjective) of or being the lowest female voice
alto
(noun) the pitch range of the lowest female voice
alto
(noun) (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
countertenor, alto
(noun) the highest adult male singing voice
contralto, alto
(noun) the lowest female singing voice
alto
(noun) a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alto (plural altos)
A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
(colloquial, music) An alto saxophone
Usage notes
• Nouns often modified by "alto": saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, part, solo, voice, singer.
Synonyms
• (musical part or section): contratenor altus, high countertenor
Coordinate terms
• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)
Anagrams
• ATOL, Toal, a lot, alot, atlo-, lota, talo-, tola
Etymology
Proper noun
Alto (plural Altos)
A surname.
A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alto is the 28650th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 832 individuals. Alto is most common among White (67.07%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.34%) individuals.
Anagrams
• ATOL, Toal, a lot, alot, atlo-, lota, talo-, tola
Source: Wiktionary
Al"to, n.; pl. Altos. Etym: [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
2. An alto singer. Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff. Moore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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