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.
ACHIOTE
Etymology
Noun
achiote (plural achiotes)
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Synonyms
• annatto
• E160b (when used as a food colouring)
Anagrams
• chaoite
Source: Wiktionary
A`chi*o"te, n. Etym: [Sp. achiote, fr. Indian achiotl.]
Definition: Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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