Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
SEMIVOWEL
semivowel, glide
(noun) a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
semivowel (plural semivowels)
(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
Synonyms: glide, semiconsonant
A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"i*vow`el, n. (Phon.) (a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y. (b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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