Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
barracudas
plural of barracuda
Source: Wiktionary
Bar`ra*cu"da, Bar`ra*cou"ta, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A voracious pikelike, marine fish, of the genus Sphyræna, sometimes used as food.
Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is Sphyræna spet (or S. vulgaris); a southern species is S. picuda; the Californian is S. argentea.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.