Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
POLYPHONE
polyphone, polyphonic letter
(noun) a letter that has two or more pronunciations; “‘c’ is a polyphone because it is pronounced like ‘k’ in ‘car’ but like ‘s’ in ‘cell’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polyphone (plural polyphones)
A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways
Anagrams
• pleophony
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y*phone, n.
Definition: A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red or rèd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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