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.
TUQUE
Etymology
Noun
tuque (plural tuques)
(Canada) Alternative form of toque
A watch cap.
Source: Wiktionary
Tuque, n. [Canadian F. See Toque.]
Definition: A kind of warm cap winter wear, made from a knit bag with closed tapered ends by pushing one end within the other, thus making a conical cap of double thickness.
Picturesque fellow with tuques, red sashes, and fur coats. F. Remington.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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