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.
BARCAROLLE
barcarole, barcarolle
(noun) a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
barcarolle (plural barcarolles)
Alternative spelling of barcarole.
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ca*rolle, n. Etym: [F. barcarolle, fr. It. barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge.] (Mus.) (a) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. (b) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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