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.
JARGONING
Verb
jargoning
present participle of jargon
Noun
jargoning (plural jargonings)
Unintelligible speech.
Source: Wiktionary
JARGON
Jar"gon, n. Etym: [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.]
Definition: Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." Prior. The jargon which serves the traffickers. Johnson.
Jar"gon, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargon; p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
Definition: To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. Longfellow.
Jar"gon, n. Etym: [E.jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg gold- colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)
Definition: A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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