Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel
(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible; “you dirty dog”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cad (plural cads)
A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow.
Synonyms: villain, dog
(historical) A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.
• ACD, ADC, CDA, D.Ac., DAC, DAc, DAc., DCA
CAD (countable and uncountable, plural CADs)
(computing) Initialism of computer-aided drafting.
(computing, engineering) Initialism of computer-aided design.
(computing) Initialism of control alt delete.
(import/export) Cash Against Documents; an arrangement where the purchaser must pay the total price in cash in order to get shipping papers from the seller or (usually) a third party.
(medicine) Initialism of coronary artery disease.
(medicine) Initialism of computer-aided diagnosis.
(public safety) Initialism of Computer Aided Dispatch.
• (Canadian dollar): C$
• ACD, ADC, CDA, D.Ac., DAC, DAc, DAc., DCA
Source: Wiktionary
Cad, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. cadet.]
1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards. [Eng.] Dickens.
2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.