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.
AVELLANE
avellan, avellane
(adjective) pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
avellane (not comparable)
(heraldry) In the form of four unhusked filberts
Source: Wiktionary
A*vel"lane, a. Etym: [Cf. It. avellana a filbert, fr. L. Avella or Abella a city of Campania.] (Her.)
Definition: In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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