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.
CHOREA
chorea
(noun) any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chorea (countable and uncountable, plural choreas or choreae or choreæ)
An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
(medicine) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.
Anagrams
• HORECA, HoReCa, Horace, Roache, archeo-, ochrea, orache
Source: Wiktionary
Cho*re"a. n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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