Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
aphetized (not comparable)
(linguistics, of a word) Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.
• hepatized
Source: Wiktionary
Aph"e*tize, v. t.
Definition: To shorten by aphesis. These words . . . have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.