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.
PRATTLE
prate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music
(noun) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
prattle (third-person singular simple present prattles, present participle prattling, simple past and past participle prattled)
(ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.
Synonym: Thesaurus:prattle
Noun
prattle (uncountable)
Silly, childish talk; babble.
Synonyms: Thesaurus:nonsense, Thesaurus:chatter
Anagrams
• Platter, partlet, platter
Source: Wiktionary
Prat"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Prattling.] Etym: [Freq. of prate.]
Definition: To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
Prat"tle, v. t.
Definition: To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison.
Prat"tle, n.
Definition: Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble. Mere prattle, without practice. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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