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.
PALATALS
Noun
palatals
plural of palatal
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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