Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
(adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful; “Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”
broody
(adjective) physiologically ready to incubate eggs; “a broody hen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
broody (plural broodies)
A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
broody (comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
• (sitting on a nest to hatch eggs): clucky
• doobry
Source: Wiktionary
Brood"y, a.
Definition: Inclined to brood. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.