Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHONDRULE
chondrule
(noun) small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chondrule (plural chondrules)
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
Source: Wiktionary
Chon"drule, n. Etym: [Dim. from Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imdedded more or less aboundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
2 April 2025
COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee Trivia
