Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ALDERFLY
alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria
(noun) dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alderfly (plural alderflies)
A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
(angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
Synonyms
• (megalopteran insect): orl fly (angling)
Source: Wiktionary
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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