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.
ARCANUM
secret, arcanum
(noun) information known only to a special group; “the secret of Cajun cooking”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arcanum (plural arcana)
A mystery or deep secret.
An elixir or secret remedy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*ca"num, n.; pl. Arcana. Etym: [L., fr. arcanus closed, secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See Ark.]
1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural. Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead. Warburton.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A secret remedy; an elixir. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
1 June 2025
BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Coffee Trivia
