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.
BALSA
balsa, Ochroma lagopus
(noun) forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
balsa, balsa wood
(noun) strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
Anagrams
• Ba'als, Baals, BaÊ¿als, LABAs, albas, baals, balas, basal, blaas, laabs, sabal
Source: Wiktionary
Bal"sa, n. Etym: [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.)
Definition: A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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