Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BICHIRS
Noun
bichirs
plural of bichir
Source: Wiktionary
BICHIR
Bi*chir", n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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