There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
FABLIAU
Etymology
Noun
fabliau (plural fabliaux)
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa`bli`au", n.; pl. Fabliaux . Etym: [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.)
Definition: One of the metrical tales of the Trouvères, or early poets of the north of France.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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