Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ATELLAN
A*tel"lan, a. Etym: [L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald.
– n.
Definition: A farcical drama performed at Atella.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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