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.
COGNOMEN
surname, family name, cognomen, last name
(noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member’s given name)
nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
(noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person’s given name); “Joe’s mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”; “Henry’s nickname was Slim”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cognomen (plural cognomens or cognomina)
surname
(historical) the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome
a nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet
Source: Wiktionary
Cog*no"men, n. Etym: [L.: co- + (g)nomen name.]
1. The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
2. (Eng. Law)
Definition: A surname.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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