Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ACCRUAL
accumulation, accrual, accruement
(noun) the act of accumulating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
accrual (plural accruals)
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
(accounting) from the creditor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been, but is to be, paid by the end of it.
Synonyms
• (an increase): arisal
• (accounting): deferral
Antonyms
• (accounting): deferral, prepayment
Anagrams
• caracul
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cru"al, n.
Definition: Accrument. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
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