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.
PARASHAH
Etymology
Noun
parashah (plural parashiyot or parashot or parashoth or parashiot)
(Judaism) A section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah).
(Judaism) One of 54 sections of the Torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath
Usage notes
• The most common plural forms are parashiyot and parashot; less common are parashoth and parashiot. Rarely, the plurals parashahs, parashioth and parashiyoth may also be found.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*shah, n.; pl. -shoth (#) or -shioth (#). [Heb. parashah.]
Definition: A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least one section is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath and festival.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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