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.
VELARIZE
Etymology
Verb
velarize (third-person singular simple present velarizes, present participle velarizing, simple past and past participle velarized)
(phonology) To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
(phonology) To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.
Source: Wiktionary
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