Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
adversity
(noun) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; “a period marked by adversities”
adversity, hardship, hard knocks
(noun) a state of misfortune or affliction; “debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”; “a life of hardship”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adversity (usually uncountable, plural adversities)
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ad*ver"si*ty, n.; pl. Adversities(#). Etym: [OE. adversite, F. adversité, fr. L. adversitas.]
1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.
Syn.
– Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.