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.
PALATALLY
Etymology
Adverb
palatally (not comparable)
With reference to the palate.
a palatally impacted canine tooth
Source: Wiktionary
PALATAL
Pal"a*tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. palatal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. (Phonetics)
Definition: Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
Pal"a*tal, n. (Phon.)
Definition: A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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