Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CELTIC
Celtic, Gaelic
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Celtic, Celtic language
(noun) a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Celt"ic, a. Etym: [L. Celticus, Gr. Celt.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]
Celt"ic, n.
Definition: The language of the Celts.
Note: The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the Gaelic, the Erse or Irish the Manx, and the Welsh and its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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