Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
acrider
comparative form of acrid
• carried
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"rid, a. Etym: [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.]
1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.
3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing. Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.