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.
CHACONNE
Etymology
Noun
chaconne (plural chaconnes)
A slow, stately Baroque dance.
(music) The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cha*conne", n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. chacona.] (Mus.)
Definition: An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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