Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BIRTHMARK
birthmark, nevus
(noun) a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
birthmark (plural birthmarks)
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
Source: Wiktionary
Birth"mark`, n.
Definition: Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth. Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. Sir T. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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