Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHICHI
chichi
(adjective) affectedly trendy and fashionable
chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word
(noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable
chichi
(noun) someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
chichi (comparative more chichi, superlative most chichi)
affectedly trendy; chic and stylish
Synonyms: bougie, bourgie
• E. Taylor, Game of Hide-&-Seek
Etymology 2
Noun
chichi (plural chichis)
(slang, Latin America, mostly, in the plural) A woman's breast.
Source: Wiktionary
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