Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
BOUFFE
Etymology
Noun
bouffe (plural bouffes)
(music) A comic opera
Verb
bouffe (third-person singular simple present bouffes, present participle bouffing, simple past and past participle bouffed)
(transitive) To make bouffant.
Source: Wiktionary
Bouffe, n. Etym: [F., buffoon.]
Definition: Comic opera. See Opera Bouffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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