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.
BURGRAVE
burgrave
(noun) the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
burgrave
(noun) a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burgrave (plural burgraves)
(historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"grave, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: See Burggrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
18 January 2025
SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Coffee Trivia
