Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PHONATE
vocalize, vocalise, phonate
(verb) utter speech sounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
phonate (third-person singular simple present phonates, present participle phonating, simple past and past participle phonated)
(intransitive) To make sounds with the voice.
(transitive) To use the voice to make (specific sounds).
Adjective
phonate (not comparable)
voiced
Antonyms
• unphonated
Anagrams
• Phaeton, Phaëton, Phæton, phaeton
Source: Wiktionary
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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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