In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
GUTTURAL
croaky, guttural
(adjective) like the sounds of frogs and crows; “a guttural voice”; “acres of guttural frogs”
guttural
(adjective) relating to or articulated in the throat; “the glottal stop and uvular ‘r’ and ‘ch’ in German ‘Bach’ are guttural sounds”
guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant
(noun) a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
guttural (comparative more guttural, superlative most guttural)
Sounding harsh and throaty.
(phonetics) Articulated at the back of the mouth.
(medicine, anatomy) Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.
Noun
guttural (plural gutturals)
A harsh and throaty spoken sound
Source: Wiktionary
Gut"tur*al, a. Etym: [L. guttur throat: cf. F. gutural.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat. Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings. W. Guthrie. In such a sweet, guttural accent. Landor.
Gut"tur*al, n.
Definition: A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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