Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ASSIDUITY
assiduity, assiduousness, concentration
(noun) great and constant diligence and attention
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
assiduity (countable and uncountable, plural assiduities)
Great and persistent toil or effort.
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Source: Wiktionary
As`si*du"i*ty, n.; pl. Assiduities. Etym: [L. assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See Assiduous.]
1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. Addison.
2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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