Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
business, stage business, byplay
(noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; “his business with the cane was hilarious”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
byplay (countable and uncountable, plural byplays)
(theatre) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
Any action, by supporting actor.
Source: Wiktionary
By"play, n.
Definition: Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.