Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
blurted
simple past tense and past participle of blurt
Source: Wiktionary
Blurt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurting.] Etym: [Cf. Blare.]
Definition: To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out. Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words which afterward they forced to eat. Hakewill. To blurt at, to speak contemptuously of. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.