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.
COBAEA
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
cobaea (plural cobaeas)
Any of the genus Cobaea of climbing plants, native to Mexico and South America.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*bæ"a, n. Etym: [Named after D. Cobo, a Spanish botanist.]
Definition: A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South America. C. scandens is a consrvatory climber with large bell-shaped flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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