tectal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the tectum
tectal (plural tectals)
(phonetics) A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth
• Catlet, catlet, cattel, cattle
Source: Wiktionary
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
