Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
aced
simple past tense and past participle of ace
• -cade, CEDA, Cade, cade, dace, deca-, ecad
Source: Wiktionary
Ace, n.; pl. Aces. Etym: [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. As.]
1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. I 'll not wag an ace further. Dryden. To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] -- Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.