Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BERBER
Berber
(noun) a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco
Berber
(noun) a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Berber (plural Berbers)
A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
Synonyms
• Imazighen p (singular: Amazigh)
Proper noun
Berber
A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.
Adjective
Berber (not comparable)
Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.
Source: Wiktionary
Ber"ber, n. Etym: [See Barbary.]
Definition: A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; -- called also Kabyles. Also, the language spoken by this people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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