Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ARCHAIZE
archaize, archaise
(verb) give an archaic appearance of character to; “archaized craftwork”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
archaize (third-person singular simple present archaizes, present participle archaizing, simple past and past participle archaized)
(transitive) To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic, to suggest the past.
(intransitive) To speak, write, etc. in an archaic manner.
Synonyms
• archaicize
Anagrams
• Zecharia
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"cha*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Archaized; p. pr. & vb. n. Archaizing.] Etym: [Gr.
Definition: To make appear archaic or antique. Mahaffy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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