Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHEVEN
Etymology 1
Noun
cheven (plural chevens)
A river fish, the chub.
Etymology 2
Verb
cheven (third-person singular simple present chevens, present participle chevening, simple past and past participle chevened)
To do the work of a chevener, embroidering hosiery.
Source: Wiktionary
Chev"en, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chevanne. Cf. Chavender.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A river fish; the chub. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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