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.
CARDIA
cardia
(noun) the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cardia (plural cardias or cardiae)
(anatomy) The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
(anatomy) The heart.
Anagrams
• acarid, cariad
Proper noun
Cardia
A former town in Thrace.
Anagrams
• acarid, cariad
Source: Wiktionary
Car"di*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) (a) The heart. (b) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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