Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ABASIA
abasia
(noun) inability to walk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abasia (usually uncountable, plural abasias)
(medical) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
Source: Wiktionary
A*ba"si*a, n. [NL.; Gr. - not + a step.] (Med.)
Definition: Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. - - A*ba"sic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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