Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CASTRATI
CASTRATO
castrato
(noun) a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
castrati
plural of castrato
Source: Wiktionary
CASTRATO
Cas*tra"to, n. Etym: [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See Castrate.]
Definition: A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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