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.
CAYENNES
Noun
cayennes
plural of cayenne
Source: Wiktionary
CAYENNE
Cay*enne, n. Etym: [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.]
Definition: Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper. (a) (Bot.) A species of capsicum (C. frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; -- Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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