Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
AVOWAL
avowal, avouchment, affirmation
(noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
avowal (countable and uncountable, plural avowals)
An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.
Synonyms
• averral
• acknowledgement
• testimony
Source: Wiktionary
A*vow"al, n.
Definition: An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of such principles. Hume.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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